Mad Mike
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OK with your argument if it was $170-200K. Were talking $500-700k, 2x what they would make in a US hospital where the administrators are responsible for both sides of the business - revenue and cost. Considering they only manage one side of a business (cost) they are paid quite well.OHIP expensive, maybe mismanaged? maybe but compared to what? spend the cost of being a cancer patient anywhere else but Ontario and check that bar tab.
What should a hospital administrator make ? Public sector CA averages 170k plus or minus, CFO 200+ . You want dummies running hospitals? you have to pay them, its a job not a "calling to serve".
If the cap for a hospital exec was $300K per year, do you think they would all stay at home?
There is a lot of fat in health care. Do hospitals really need PR managers that make $170K per year? Or telephone receptionists that make $70K/year? That money could be better spent on things that are directly related to care.