Quote Originally Posted by Richard View Post
Through this site I understand the special relationship,but why does Detroit an American city depend on across the border healthcare workers in something as critical as this?

This virus is but 1 of a 100 different emergency scenarios and you find out the weak links at that time,do they work cheaper or are US healthcare workers banned from hospitals?

If it is true that the Detroit healthcare system will collapse without cross border workers,then there is a bigger problem then with what is being faced.

Everybody knew,but it seems like nobody had or has any kind of contingency plans,even worse after the terrorist attacks showed us anything can happen at anytime.

What happens if the next flu season is worse then the past?
Many other states pay a lot more for nurses than Michigan. That's why there's a shortage. Top 3 average pay states for nurses.

  1. California: $106,865
  2. Oregon: $104,844
  3. Nevada: $104,167


Nevada also has no state income taxes unlike Michigan and ends up being #1 for after tax pay.

Michigan is #42 at $76,161.

The after tax pay sucks in Michigan for Americans. RNs in Ontario make about the same number as in Michigan, but in CDN money so now you're talking $100K CDN after conversion.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.co...or-nurses.html

Here's how the 50 states ranked in annual average salaries for full-time nurses, according to the survey:


  1. California: $106,865
  2. Oregon: $104,844
  3. Nevada: $104,167
  4. Arizona: $102,348
  5. Utah: $101,905
  6. Hawaii: $101,786
  7. South Dakota: $100,000
  8. New York: $98,869
  9. Massachusetts: $98,596
  10. Minnesota: $97,143
  11. Colorado: $95,357
  12. Connecticut: $95,062
  13. Maryland: $94,585
  14. Delaware: $93,800
  15. Wisconsin: $92,264
  16. Missouri: $91,667
  17. Washington: $91,061
  18. Alaska: $90,556
  19. Mississippi: $90,541
  20. New Jersey: $89,298
  21. Illinois: $89,073
  22. New Hampshire: $88,955
  23. Rhode Island: $88,929
  24. Louisiana: $88,267
  25. Wyoming: $87,037
  26. Texas: $86,250
  27. Oklahoma: $86,000
  28. Idaho: $85,200
  29. Virginia: $85,000
  30. Tennessee: $84,085
  31. Indiana: $83,968
  32. Vermont: $83,810
  33. Georgia: $83,520
  34. New Mexico: $82,987
  35. Pennsylvania: $81,623
  36. Maine: $80,800
  37. Arkansas: $78,205
  38. North Dakota: $77,273
  39. South Carolina: $77,006
  40. Kentucky: $76,833
  41. Florida: $76,253
  42. Michigan: $76,161
  43. North Carolina: $73,858
  44. Alabama: $73,510
  45. Montana: $71,864
  46. Ohio: $69,556
  47. Kansas: $68,621
  48. Nebraska: $67,907
  49. Iowa: $66,238
  50. West Virginia: $63,416