Salary Comparisons

UB residents and fellows have consistently been the lowest-paid residents in the region, despite receiving the same federally funded CME money as our regional counterparts. Kaleida Health, ECMC, Catholic Health, and Roswell continuously short-change residents, despite receiving federal support of more than $150,000/resident in CME money and billing for our services.

WNY hospital executives are some of the highest-paid individuals in the region. Kaleida and Catholic Health recently received a $140M federal grant from FEMA for the COVID-19 pandemic. You can bet that Kaleida’s health executives will receive a big bonus this year, while residents can barely afford rent.

“Make no mistake, come September 3rd, when we strike, the powers that be are going to cast blame at us; 831 physicians. They are going to say that we’re jeopardizing patient care, or that we have a moral obligation to go back to work. They are going to play on our innate sense of empathy for our patients. but let me say out loud what we all know is true; when we strike, every patient that receives inadequate treatment here, every second more a patient waits in the ER, every stress placed on our healthcare colleagues, and every family member who suffers from this work disruption is the result of corporate greed and the continued decision not to do what is right. Nothing more.”

– Dr. Steve Moran, PGY2 Internal Medicine