I'm probably not thinking high enough on the totem pole. I know for damn sure I make more as a consultant than a lot of directors and senior directors in a hospital system.
That's capital vs operational money. And they don't have to pay and budget your insurance, PTO or bonuses, which drastically affects how the bottom line looks. They can also fire your ass for any reason. Ballpark, a good expert is worth $150k+, where an administrator probably makes closer to $100k. But the trend I'm seeing is those directors are being bumped to Associate VPs and their pay is being bumped as well. No extra duties, just a better title and salary band.
lol right? YA OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM SUCKS.. Proceeds to stand in a drive through at 7am for a dozen donuts because breakfast is the most important meal of the day (said the cereal companies).
During those old debates, one major thing that came up repeatedly was end of life care and how it's a crazy expensive, painful and mostly fruitless endeavor. I mean, it could extend grandpa's life for another 3-6 months, but he'll have to get cut up and sliced out, then sent on a cocktail of pain killers, antibiotics, and the actual drug itself during recovery. Crazy toll on everyone for the hope that things will return back to normal a few weeks later. That's a money sink moreso than fatties and smokers dying earlier, and I don't think other countries go that extra mile in their systems.
I've seen the EOL process, and it sucks. If I'm terminal, I'm spending quality time with my family until it gets to being bedridden, then I'm drinking top shelf tequila until I expire.
Go to MD Anderson and see the insane bills patients have to pay to extend their life by 3-6 months. Far from quality and not much quantity either.
