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128 comments on DrumBeat: June 25, 2009

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nelsone on June 25, 2009 - 11:17am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I received this today from a health-care professional friend in the SF Bay Area:

The system is falling apart already at SFGH. [San Francisco General Hospital] Elevators not working, computers slow, all of the medical assistants laid off (so we do the work they used to do) - 8% pay cut coming soon and likely another 10-12 % to follow soon after. It seems we are seeing the effect of the economic and social stress on the pregnant women, nobody is normal any more, everyone gets severe preeclampsia or preterm labor at 29 week or horribly protracted labors. Yesterday I took care of three women with preeclampsia and slow labors all day, all three ended up with cesareans.

Just a reminder that the $24 billion shortfall in CA is a lousy metric of the scope of the true problems there.

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blondieBC on June 25, 2009 - 11:38am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Any idea how much nurses in CA make?

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Wharf Rat on June 25, 2009 - 11:46am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I was making $33 + shift differentials as a respiratory therapist when I retired in Oct. Nurses salaries are higher.

Salaries for new RNs in California range between $83,000 and $89,000 per year
The average hourly wage in California is about $40-46/hr for staff nurses
More experience and more education means more money.
http://www.choosenursing.com/for_you/salary.html

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nelsone on June 25, 2009 - 8:01pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Yes, Wharf Rat:
toward the high end of your RN range.

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ericy on June 25, 2009 - 4:33pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

And all of this is going to lead to more foreclosures, more bankruptcies, and more deflation in housing prices...

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