Calling Dr Howard, Dr Fine, Dr Howard.....
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:36 pm
Just saw this article from Money......
(arija Kavilanz, senior writer)
"Despite the growing shortage of family doctors in the United States, medical centers last year offered higher salaries and incentives to specialist nurses than to primary care doctors, according to an annual survey of physicians' salaries.
Primary care doctors were offered an average base salary of $173,000 in 2009 compared to an average base salary of $189,000 offered to certified nurse anesthetists, or CRNAs, according to the latest numbers from Merritt Hawkins & Associates, a physician recruiting and consulting firm.
And the firm's projections for 2010 indicate that the average base salary for family physicians will be about $178,000 compared to $186,000 for CRNAs."
Its good to see CRNA's getting paid like heroes! Most people that go in for surgery are more concerned about the procedure and the Doctor doing the cutting. Not a lot of people stop to think that it's the CRNA that's putting them to sleep, monitoring all their vitals, making sure they're oxygenated and (this is important).... making sure they wake up!
(arija Kavilanz, senior writer)
"Despite the growing shortage of family doctors in the United States, medical centers last year offered higher salaries and incentives to specialist nurses than to primary care doctors, according to an annual survey of physicians' salaries.
Primary care doctors were offered an average base salary of $173,000 in 2009 compared to an average base salary of $189,000 offered to certified nurse anesthetists, or CRNAs, according to the latest numbers from Merritt Hawkins & Associates, a physician recruiting and consulting firm.
And the firm's projections for 2010 indicate that the average base salary for family physicians will be about $178,000 compared to $186,000 for CRNAs."
Its good to see CRNA's getting paid like heroes! Most people that go in for surgery are more concerned about the procedure and the Doctor doing the cutting. Not a lot of people stop to think that it's the CRNA that's putting them to sleep, monitoring all their vitals, making sure they're oxygenated and (this is important).... making sure they wake up!
