OAG dropped their contract at Salem 2 summers ago. OAG could not recruit or retain docs to staff Salem and therefore they had to prioritize their profit centers over others. Supposedly, OAG wanted a significant stipend increase to stay but hospital did not budge. Initially, the hospital tried to hire new docs for employment model at 575k with 7-8 weeks off. Now they upped salary and giving out 10 weeks vacation.
Salem Hospital has a huge campus and supposedly has the busiest ER on the west coast. They laughed at me when I asked them if they ever divert patients. You will be busy on call there.
