ELLEN READY TO SCRUB ‘ANATOMY'

Pompeo departure puts series on life support

GREY’S Anatomy” fans could have a bitter pill to swallow — series star Ellen Pompeo hinted TV’s highest-paid doc may be making her final rounds!

Ellen — who has starred as Dr. Meredith Grey on the ABC medical drama since 2005 and earns a whopping $20 million a year — admitted she’s considering slipping out of her scrubs after the current season 17!

“We don’t know when the show is really ending yet. But the truth is, this year could be it,” she recently confessed.