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Citrus Health Network denies violating compensation rules as probe continues
Hialeah, Fla.-based Citrus Health Network is denying allegations made by Florida's Office of Inspector General that the nonprofit used taxpayer funds to pay excessively high salaries to top executives, according to the Miami Herald. -
Physician net revenue was down 4.5% in 2020, analysis finds
Although many physician practices saw increased productivity and revenue in the late summer and early fall, most performance measures, including physician net revenue, remained below 2019 levels amid a strained COVID-19 pandemic environment, according to a new analysis. -
Maine hospital pauses pay raises amid CEO search, financial struggles
York (Maine) Hospital is temporarily holding off on across-the-board pay raises as it works to improve its financial picture and continues to search for a permanent CEO, the Portsmouth Herald reported. -
California hospital pays employees $300 to get COVID-19 vaccine
Oak Valley Hospital District in Oakdale, Calif., is offering cash incentives to employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to CBS 13. -
Texas health system CEO says staff COVID-19 vaccinations, 'hope' bonus well-received
As the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues, one Texas health system has seen success with a multifaceted approach that includes offering employees a "hope bonus" if they are inoculated and meet other eligibility criteria. -
Colorado health system suspends executive bonuses
Denver Health has suspended the system under which executives received 2019 performance bonuses, according to CBS4. -
Why MaineHealth is opting out of hazard pay to employees
MaineHealth Portland will not give hazard pay to thousands of its workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Maine Beacon. -
Houston Methodist offers $500 bonus to employees who get COVID-19 shot
Houston Methodist is offering its employees a $500 "hope bonus" if they meet several eligibility criteria, including getting a COVID-19 vaccination, President and CEO Marc Boom, MD, said in a December email to employees, which was shared with Becker's Hospital Review. -
Kaiser to give 85,000 staff 'hero bonus'
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente will provide 85,000 healthcare workers with a "hero bonus" to recognize their efforts caring for more than 400,000 COVID-19 patients during the pandemic, the union representing the workers said Dec. 21. -
Nearly 200,000 CVS Health workers getting $250 bonuses
As an expression of gratitude for their COVID-19 work, nearly 200, 000 CVS Health workers are getting $250 bonuses, according to Business Insider. -
What CHS' new and outgoing CEOs will be paid
Wayne Smith is stepping down as CEO of Community Health Systems Jan. 1, and Tim Hingtgen will become the Franklin, Tenn.-based company's new leader. -
Why pay for public hospital CEOs is kept secret in Indiana
Public employees are typically required to disclose their taxpayer-funded salaries, but executives of county hospitals in Indiana can keep their pay secret because of a rare exemption added to state law in 2016, according to the Indianapolis Star. -
UnityPoint to bump minimum wage to $15
UnityPoint Health in West Des Moines, Iowa, will boost its minimum wage to $15 per hour, affecting about 33 percent of its workforce of 30,000. -
Erlanger board committee approves $50,000 performance bonus for CEO
The Management and Board Evaluation Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority has approved a $50,000 performance bonus for Will Jackson, MD, CEO of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System, the health system confirmed Dec. 9. -
Advocate Aurora to give $66M in employee bonuses
Advocate Aurora Health, with headquarters in Milwaukee and Downers Grove, Ill., will be giving about $66 million in bonuses to employees before the year's end. -
Kaiser Permanente employees plan actions to call for bonus, honor workers
Kaiser Permanente employees across the U.S. will hold a week of actions to honor healthcare workers and call for a "hero bonus" for 85,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, the coalition said Nov. 30. -
Beaumont Health employees to receive 'thanks for Thanksgiving' bonuses
Beaumont Health is giving employees bonuses in recognition of their work during 2020, the Southfield, Mich.-based health system said Nov. 12. -
RN pay in 2020: 7 things to know
Here are seven takeaways from Nurse.com's Nurse Salary Research Report pertaining to salaries and earning power for registered nurses in 2020. -
Novant Health raises minimum wage for more than 2,000 workers
Novant Health is investing $4.3 million to raise its minimum wage from $12.50 per hour to $15 per hour, the Charlotte, N.C.-based health system said Nov. 11. -
4 hospitals offering bonuses amid COVID-19
Hospital and health system workers nationwide have been battling COVID-19 from the front lines during the pandemic. To recognize these workers, organizations have offered bonus payments in October and November.
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