Hospital medicine & specialty call
Cardiology groups and cath labs scheduling software
This is written for cardiology practice administrators and cath lab schedulers. Scheduling here commonly runs into disputes over compensation for STEMI call versus regular clinical work - the kind of problem a shared spreadsheet doesn't solve on its own. Below: the shift patterns programs like this typically use, and how RotaBay's generator handles the parts that create the most friction.
Typical patterns
How this schedule is usually built
Dedicated STEMI / interventional call rotation
Common patternMany groups run a separate call rotation specifically for STEMI and other emergent interventional cases, distinct from general cardiology consult/clinic call, so interventionalists aren't also fielding routine cardiology calls while on STEMI duty.
Weeklong STEMI call blocks
Common patternRather than rotating STEMI call nightly, some institutions assign it in week-long blocks, so an interventionalist is on call for STEMI for a full week at a time before rotating off.
General cardiology call folded into broader coverage
Common patternIn smaller hospitals or groups, general (non-interventional) cardiology call may be folded into a broader internal medicine or hospitalist call structure rather than staffed as a standalone rotation.
Cath lab standby team paired with on-call interventionalist
Common patternSTEMI call for the physician is typically paired with a standby cath lab team (nursing/tech staff) who also need to be reachable and able to arrive within a defined response window.
Shift structure
A typical week's shift types
RotaBay
How RotaBay handles it
Disputes over compensation for STEMI call versus regular clinical work
Fairness-weighted generation
Nights, weekends and holidays carry a higher fairness weight than a plain day shift, so the generator spreads the unpopular slots evenly across the group instead of always landing on the same few people.
Fairness fights over how often each interventionalist draws STEMI call in a given month
Swap requests with an audit trail
When someone needs to trade a shift, they request it from the published page and it's applied with a full audit trail - no more chasing a manual spreadsheet edit at 11pm.
Coordinating physician call with cath lab team availability so both can respond within the expected window
A published who's-on page
Every schedule publishes to a no-login page the whole team can check from a phone. Disputes over who's actually on the hook end before they start.
FAQ
Common questions
Many groups run a dedicated STEMI/interventional call rotation separate from general cardiology call, assigned either nightly or in week-long blocks depending on the institution.
Related specialties
A closer look at the pattern
Overnight home call on weekdays plus a heavier weekend rotation — common in surgical groups.
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