Surgical Specialty Satisfaction: Employed Versus Non-Employed Physicians

According to Press Ganey's Hospital Check-Up Report 2008: Physician Perspectives on American Hospitals, physicians employed by their hospitals/facilities (20 percent of those surveyed) reported higher overall satisfaction (75.2 satisfaction score) compared with those who are not (72.4 satisfaction score). In particular, surgical specialties not employed by hospitals reported lower satisfaction with their practice at the hospitals. Here is a comparison.

Satisfaction of surgical specialties employed by hospitals
Gynecology ? 75.0 satisfaction score
General surgery ? 72.9
Other surgical specialist ? 72.5

Satisfaction of surgical specialties not employed by hospitals
Ophthalmology ? 74.6
Urology ? 72.7
Gynecology ? 72.4
Orthopedics ? 70.5
Other surgical specialist ? 70.3
Anesthesiology ? 69.5
General surgery ? 69.4

Read more about the Press Ganey report.

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