Comment by metalcrow

It seems to me the only way to fix this problem, aside from some sort of large regulatory changes by the government, is for doctors to start unionizing or striking to force better conditions. What would happen if doctors simply refused to do more then 60 hours a week? Is there really enough supply of new doctors coming in that the hospital can just fire them all and replace them with doctors willing to burn themselves out? Or would it mean the hospital would have no choice but to hire additional doctors so that each one would only have to work a sustainable number of hours?