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Maxpowr9 t1_j5q13fy wrote

Reply to comment by fireball_jones in Lego moving its US headquarters to Boston by 2026 by scw

It's why many are predicting a lot of rural hospitals are gonna start closing like crazing this decade. What nurse/doctor wants to move to the middle of nowhere for meh pay compared to a major city?

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Novacek_Yourself t1_j5q6dz8 wrote

My wife is a physician in Boston and we have had offers to double her salary to move to remote areas of the mid west.

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Signal_Key_9200 t1_j5r19i7 wrote

You probably know this isn't uncommon in medical professions.

If ya'll take it, I really hope you've spent time there first.

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nukular_iv t1_j5ujudj wrote

The belief that doctors are paid top dollar in Boston is really really wrong. The SUPPLY of doctors in boston is very very high. There is no need to pay top dollar.

They can make more elsewhere. Some in extremely good parts of the country that cost significantly less.

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Maxpowr9 t1_j5qdfg5 wrote

It's why traveling nurses skyrocketed last year. It's essentially a last ditch effort to keep the hospital open but a lot of the rural ones are drowning in red ink. It's the equivalent of taking out a payday loan to stay afloat.

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StuckinSuFu t1_j5qlek1 wrote

Locums make a boat load of money doing near permanent contacts in rural areas.

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