Any hospital that starts paying pediatric subspecialists $924,699 per year, along with full benefits, perhaps tenure, will instantly become the most desired hospital to work at, and will have no trouble filling the job.

I heard a prominent name talking about how spreading the joy of pediatrics will help us to recruit. Maybe. I would hypothesis it helps with retention, but I can't buy a house in a HCOL location on a peds subspecialty salary; the store does not accept "joy" as a form of payment to buy necessities.