Experience with Sutter Health OBGYNS? (2024)

FAQs

Why are obgyns sued so often? ›

"It's widely acknowledged that ob-gyns, along with neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons, are sued more frequently because of their high-risk clientele," says Bourque. "Ob-gyns are especially susceptible because of the intense emotional significance of birth."

Sutter Health affiliates have been nationally recognized for cardiac care, neonatology, transplant care, and neurosurgery.

The most challenging and rewarding aspects of obstetrics and gynecology: The most challenging part of obstetrics is the dichotomy of emotion you see in any given day. You have a lot of happy medicine, but you also have a lot of very tragic medicine and that may occur in back-to-back patients.

Most jobs in the medical field are stressful and may be exhausting emotionally. Being an OB-GYN may involve sharing difficult news with patients about their health. However, this role also allows you to share exciting news with your patients or serve as a source of comfort for them during challenges.

Surgery is the specialty with the highest malpractice lawsuit frequency, while psychiatry has the lowest, a Medscape report found. The report, "Is Your Risk of Being Sued Climbing?

Why OB/GYNs Are Classified as High Risk by Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies. Medical malpractice insurance underwriters classify OB/GYN as a high risk because of the potential severe birth injuries, gynecologic surgical errors, and complications that commonly lead to allegations of malpractice.

Hours are usually 9-4 or 5 p.m. with an hour in there for staff lunch. Most doctors do 4 days in the office and do surgery on the 5th day of the week. So, typically a doctor sees 35 patients a day. For OB/GYN, your group also has to decide how to handle deliveries during the day.

Personality traits of the effective OB/GYN are integrity, dependability, attention to details, ability to tolerate stress and exercise self-control even in difficult situations, empathy for others, persistence in spite of difficulties, adaptability in the case of changing conditions, and self-reliance in achieving ...

Burnout is a prevalent issue in many professions, and the field of obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) is no exception. In fact, 40 to 70% of physicians in the ob-gyn department experience burnout.

How much does the highest paid Obgyn make? ›

The states and districts that pay Obstetricians and Gynecologists the highest mean salary are Montana ($389,340), Utah ($357,340), Indiana ($354,310), Delaware ($352,680), and South Dakota ($346,930).

A traditional ob/gyn will work many hours even after residency. Babies do not come on a set schedule, so we often split our time between a busy office, performing procedures, and running over to the hospital for a delivery, only to run back to the office and see more patients.

About 62% of ob-gyns and 59.3% of general surgeons had been sued in their careers to date, compared to 7% allergists/immunologists and 8% of hematologists/oncologists who are at lowest risk. Even before age 55, 43.9% of general surgeons and 47.2% of ob-gyns had already been sued.

One reason obstetrics and gynecology practitioners are more prone to be sued is that there are more inherent risks than other areas of medical practice, and errors are commonplace. Not every error, of course, is the result of negligence, but the elevated rates of error create more opportunities for litigation to arise.

The specialities with the lowest risk included allergists and immunologists (7 percent) and hematologists and oncologists (8 percent).