The De-valuation Of Pediatricians And The Death Of Pediatrics

Let's open with an oldie but goodie: "Pediatricians are a dime a dozen" - thus sayeth Steven Eblin, V.P. of Corporate Planning & Development at Randolph Hospital. In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, Mr. Eblin pulled down $222,350 in salary & benefits and had a $4,464 expense account.Prompted by the opening of Randolph's Cancer Center (where "Healthcare Heroes" and grossly overpaid unconvicted felons abound) . . . as well as this post at Kevin's . . . not to mention a comment left by Jeff Sykes over at Joe's, I felt compelled to share my thoughts on primary care - especially Pediatrics - and especially as it pertains to rural medicine.In the past (i.e. when I took the job with Randolph and accepted my NHSC assignment), my hometown of Asheboro was designated as a "rural" area. It was a bit of a stretch then. It's fairly ludicrous now.Rural areas (real ones as opposed to fake ones) really are the bastard stepchildren of medical care. And Pediatricians in those areas are like dis-respected foster-parents . . . burning out as they try to save the errant/angry child from itself. But we'll get to that.Jeff Sykes had this to say at Dr. Guarino's: I really do keep hoping that on the ground medical providers, such as yourself, will write extensively about their views of the health care system and where the system should be tweaked and improved. I responded at Joe's and would like to expound (extensively) here. First my response:Jeff, I've been writing about my horrifi...
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