Now, I MUST take unassigned call for said hospital without pay. I perform a FREE service for them. See what I mean, the hospital expects something from the Dr's that practice in their facility.
If I understand your free service, do you believe the hospital should hire on-call Dr's? And why do you think this is a free service for the hospital rather than the community or the patient, who is certainly not getting the service free.
Yes they REQUIRE us to do unassigned on call work in order to have the privilage of admitting our patients. As a matter of fact the only way I can do such work(and not get a headache) unpaid is by realizing(or is it rationalizing) I am doing it for the patients and the community. Have I ever been pressured by a hospital to admit patients
Yes. I gave them a piece of my mind and moved and practiced in another area using another hospital which has never and I repeat NEVER hinted at such unethical behavior.I love taking care of people I just hate the interference of insurance companies, and most of all the government. All are responsible for what has happened to the medical profession ie patients,politicians, insurance companies, and physicians that sold out to the government back in 1968. I'm a dying breed. The younger physicians are going to demand socialized medicine as they have been taught to do so by the system and know no better just like citizens will sell out. I just hope I'm not around to see the end affect this will have on society.