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Female physicians spend more time with patients, get paid less, study finds
Female primary care physicians spend more time with patients during visits, but get paid less than their male peers, a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found. -
Gender pay gap set to close in 39 years
The projected deadline for equitable pay between men and women remains the same as it has for the past four years — 2059 — meaning the rate of progress toward closing the gender pay gap did not accelerate in 2019, according to The Institute for Women's Policy Research. -
4 hospitals offering COVID-19 bonuses
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 since Aug. 13. -
Lee Health to freeze pay for 13,500 employees
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health is freezing salaries for its 13,500 employees next year to help offset financial losses tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Fort Myers News-Press. -
New Jersey health system awards COVID-19 bonuses
Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care workers received bonuses of up to $1,500 for their contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to NJBiz. -
Missouri hospital offering nurses $20,000 sign-on bonuses
Mercy Hospital Springfield (Mo.) is offering nursing up to $20,000 to join its staff, according to Ozarks First. -
Kaiser Permanente unions seek 'hero bonus' for 85,000 members
Healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente across the U.S. are calling for a "hero bonus" for 85,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, the coalition announced Sept. 28. -
Physician wage gap persists between genders: 6 things to know
About 61 percent of male physicians feel that they are fairly compensated, compared to 53 percent of female physicians, according to a new Medscape report. -
How COVID-19 affected healthcare exec compensation: 5 things to know
Many healthcare organizations across the country have reduced executive compensation to help offset financial strain tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Mayo Clinic workers to recover pandemic-related salary cuts, get $1,000 bonuses
Mayo Clinic will pay back workers whose salaries were reduced because of pandemic losses, and allied health staff will receive a $1,000 bonus payment, according to the Post Bulletin. -
HCA offers COVID-19 bonuses to employees
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare will provide a one-time bonus to full-time and part-time facility-based employees in November as part of actions to recognize their service during the COVID-19 pandemic, CEO Sam Hazen said Sept. 17 in an email to workers. -
Navicent Health ups minimum wage to $10
Navicent Health in Macon, Ga., plans to invest $1.2 million to raise its minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10 per hour. -
10 highest-paid hospital CEOs in Ohio
Thomas Zenty III, the CEO of University Hospitals in Cleveland, was the top-paid CEO in Ohio in 2018, according to a ranking from the Cincinnati Business Courier. -
Palomar Health nurses protest CEO's pay raise amid layoffs
A pay raise for Palomar Health's CEO, Diane Hansen, sparked a protest by nurses Sept. 15 at Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Medical Center, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. -
1,200 UF Health physicians, faculty to lose out on bonus pay this year
To offset millions in lost revenue from the pandemic, at least 1,200 physicians, faculty and researchers at University of Florida's College of Medicine in Gainesville will lose out on their usual year-end incentive pay, according to The Gainesville Sun. -
Proposal provides additional $225 a month to hospital workers battling COVID-19
U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland introduced legislation Sept. 10 providing bonuses for front-line hospital workers amid the pandemic, his office announced. -
5 notes on compensation for physicians younger than 40
Primary care physicians younger than 40 years earn about $198,000 on average per year, while specialists earn about $302,000, a new Medscape report reveals. -
Massachusetts' top-paid hospital CEOs saw compensation rise 95% in 5 years
The total compensation for Massachusetts' highest-paid hospital CEOs grew 95 percent from 2013-18, according to a Boston Business Journal article cited by Mass Live. -
US lawmaker seeks bonuses for healthcare staff in honor of late Baltimore hospital critical care chief
U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland will propose federal legislation Sept. 10 that provides bonuses for front-line hospital workers battling COVID-19, according to The Baltimore Sun. -
North Dakota hospital paying COVID-19 bonuses to employees
Heart of America Medical Center in Rugby, N.D., is paying bonuses to employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Pierce County Tribune.
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