How much physicians get paid for being on call
Quick View. Dec. 8, 2003.
| Specialty |
In house |
Off site |
| Anesthesiology |
$80 |
$32 |
| Emergency medicine |
$72 |
-- |
| Medicine specialties |
$75 |
$9 |
| Ob-gyn |
$85 |
-- |
| Primary care |
$46 |
$7 |
| Psychiatry |
$75 |
$18 |
| Surgery |
$48 |
-- |
| Surgical specialties |
$81 |
$31 |
| Trauma surgery |
$95 |
-- |
Average hourly on call pay varies by specialty and whether the doctor stays on site.
More hospitals and medical groups are paying physicians for on-call work, according to a survey by Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, a Detroit-based human resource and management consulting firm. About 40% of the 180 respondents said they provided on-call pay, compared with 28% in last year's survey.
Source: Sullivan, Cotter and Associates
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