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I haven't heard any rumors in Phoenix. A couple of months ago, my 300 bed
hospital would not renegotiate a contract with the main hospitalist's group
though. They hired ALL NEW doctors! It barely interrupted services for about
a week.
You know the economy sucks when doctors are being laid off!
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, Ariz., has decided not to renew contracts with two physician hospitalist groups for emergency department coverage and has instead opted to directly employ physicians for these services, according to a report by the Arizona Republic.The hospital will temporarily contract with local physicians to provide ED services until employed physicians can be recruited. The hospital said the decision to employ physicians came about as a way to increase quality and patient satisfaction, according to the report.
silentRN
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I work in a hospital in Tucson. I hear that some of the hospitals around here have been laying nurses off as of recent. I was just curious if anyone else has heard of this happening recently?