This little pager has lessoned my burden, but is also one of the heaviest things I've carried...
I started taking pager call today for the pediatric rehab hospital. I've been taking call IN the hospital for many years through residency and fellowship. As my fellowship winds down, my boss felt that it would be a good idea for me to transition to pager call. There is a resident in the hospital right now (used to be me) and I have to be available by beeper for any problems that he isn't comfortable handling.
So, the pager has allowed me to be leave the hospital, but now the responsibility has increased a great deal. For such a small item, it is extremely "heavy".