Looks like hospitals still need doctors more than doctors need hospitals. BD
Large numbers of demoralized physicians are planning to leave Stroger Hospital as Cook County cuts services in its beleaguered health system, according to a new survey conducted by Stroger's medical staff leadership.
If it materializes, the exodus could threaten clinical care at Stroger, the county's flagship medical institution, and undermine its once-sterling reputation.
The survey was conducted last month; 178 of about 350 physicians at the hospital responded.Physicians are also finding it difficult to obtain services patients need at overstretched clinics. Orris said this last week he tried to schedule a surgery for a patient with a "large kidney cancer" but was told the renal clinic is prioritizing care for cancer patients because of a backlog.
In the new survey, only 22.8 percent of the respondents said the quality of care they were able to deliver was excellent or very good. Some 68.2 percent said the quality of care had worsened a little or a lot over the last year. A second round of survey responses is being solicited.
County administrators have a different perspective. Rashid cited a number of accomplishments, including a doubling in the number of patient exam rooms at the busy Fantus Clinic across from Stroger, a decline in wait times for phone calls to Fantus, and the addition of several new pharmacies.
Officials will be launching a new effort to "inform doctors of all the changes we are implementing," Rashid said.
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