The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-06
THE PAY or PHYSICIANS.
A Chicago Doctor Saws the Fees Are
smaller There Than Ii,suhcre.


Tho reports Of the splendid fees
paid DR. Mackenzie for bis attendance
upon the emperor OF Germany are read
with interest by doctors all over the
civilized world, aud by none moro at
tcntively than the Chicago men, said
well known physician. "Of course
IN this particular case the patients cx-
allied rank made Mackcnzic's pay much
larger than usual Nevertheless, had
the patient been private individual
instead OF "A sovereign Mackenzie pay
mcnt would have been many times
greater than any Chicago man would
have received for exactly the same
work in this city Take the opera
ton Mackenzie performed with the
iorccps Here man would have
received about sli or goo Tor It, An
other operation which the crown
prince endured tiuchcotomv CHI.
caro- men charge 800 for The fee
till established I'm 1870 has undergone
little if any change. The maximum
md minimum charge for every opera
ton ln surgery and general practice IS
specified ln A. There are few men
nero who can in their regular practice
ak higher prices than the maximum
rates, bat You can count them ON ihe
fingers Of one hand. There ARE cases
IN which tic grateful patient adds
somclhng TO the BILL but you may pat
II down as a fact that large fees are
nearly unknown 10 the rank and file
of the profession Ampuiation of the
thigh is fixed at from So TO $500 \
good fee would be $3.50. For The
removal OF cataract we are allowed 90
ask $50 TO 5000. About 500 Is what
thebest oculists expect A New York
man would get about $500 The late
DE-. Apncw lett the fee to his patient,
bat never tool; less than $500 Ere
quenuy he received 5000 Nor are
The New York men, who charge from
three % five times more. tlconlvphv
aci4ns whose fees are scaled higher
than ours.
In the south physicians are better
paid In ST. Louis The earnings Of me
leaders are rich SOalsO is the case in
ihe west You cannot find in ihoss
localities men Of wide rcnOwn such "a.
SIC have here who make visits for ~
and consult in their Offices for ST.
How large arc the yearly earning
Of the leaders in this city
Considerable las been published
upon that point that Is wide % ihC
facts There are. think. not ovcl
half q dozen men whose income from
their practice exceeds $4,000 or Sl2,
300 They are men Of the widest rep
itatiou who have been years in build
ing up u practice among class o'
people that viii pay little above tAl
usual rates. Moreover, they atc men
Of sufficient business ability o. sue
cccd IN other walks OF life III they
have grown rich IL IS out ID -luc"o
investments. not practice There an,
q large number who earn ON ihr ,cIif
from. say. $1,000 down Oh $4,000
/ PHYSICIANS consider themselves DO
good practice If they collect $1,000
year. There are M the city about lN
regulars on allOpathics. tne Same mum
Der Of Homeopathy and from 1000 q
I. 200 doctors OF other scAOola-in al
about 2.OOO This may seem a SINAI
number for a city OF nearly 100000
people. On the contrary. il IS Il largo
number. The great majority earn ia
below 5000 Many mako less thar
SlO0Oper aunum of course. energy
push and close attention TO wor, sal
earn a man livelihood In medicine.
Chicago Tribune