Recent content by cchoukal

Not sure I agree. I bought an older 911 (2008), and, honestly, mostly it runs like a Honda. Sure, it’s a little more to maintain, but not like double a regular car.

35 hours per week x 42 weeks x $250/hr = $367K. Benefits? Retirement? What happens when a case goes til 2:01? How are they making any money with 1:2 direction?

It would be interesting to know what the surgeon is making on each case (probably knowable) and what the ASC is making in facility fees. Absent that, I’d want $400/hr, free espresso (the good stuff, not keurig), and fast WiFinto do eyeballs all day.

I was out of OB 12 years and joined a practice where I need to do it. I was mentored and proctored mostly in the "continuous pressure, saline" camp, and I have to say I've found it to be incredibly (and surprisingly) reliable.

I have to say, as I’ve aged in a city, I keep thinking the food is less and less important. We’re moving to a very expensive suburb with our twins, and I see it as almost exclusively positive. But then we had a burrito. It was even at the Mexican place with the good reviews and Latino employees...

That's my read as well, although for the charge nurse to come in mid-way thru induction and object leading this high risk patient to be only half-induced and at risk for laryngospasm? I can see why he was concerned about patient safety. I don't know what the "rules" are, but I've ha RNs in the...

Our CRNA shifts went til 5 or 7, not 3.

That’s funny. But no, we were a real hospital with cases going into the evening every day. I was there for 12 years, splitting time between there and the local university.

I think what people are getting at here is that salary and weeks are just the beginning of the discussion. How many days/hours/shifts/calls does that dollar amount actually buy, and what happens when they ask you for an additional day/hour/shift/call because volume goes up or staff leaves. My...

It’s a dog whistle for “all the call will be covered by the group for no extra pay, no matter how few of you stick around.”

Academics: It’s like crazy people who see other crazy people. That’s wisdom, you guys.

Agreed. Even in our highest earning years, AMT and all, our EFFECTIVE tax rate was never more than 30%, combined state and federal.

I would call it VHCOL; think +/- $1000/sqft for housing. I live north of there in a neighboring suburb, however, and I agree that if you can afford it, the area is wonderful. For retirees, there are a lot of cultural activities (The Whistle-stop center has lots of classes and things. There's...

Maybe, but I heard the boat was included.

Not in IL, but I've found others in my PP group are very supportive. They want the group to succeed, which means they want everyone in the group to shine. I've been called into rooms to help with a difficult procedure here and there, so I know that if I needed help, people would come...