Here are seven hospitals that have announced bonuses in the last month, as reported by Becker’s Hospital Review:
1. Avera Health boosts minimum wage, unveils employee retention, recruitment campaign
Avera Health announced a $50 million investment in employee recruitment and retention, which includes appreciation gifts.
2. Sentara to offer employees appreciation bonuses up to $2K
To thank its staff for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sentara Health is giving 98.5 percent of its employees a bonus of up to $2,000.
3. Lifespan gifts employees with bonuses up to $1,200
Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan is giving its employees “thank you bonuses” of $600, $800, $1,000 or $1,200, depending on how many years they’ve worked with the organization.
4. Hartford HealthCare offers bonuses to 26,000 employees.
Hartford HealthCare is giving bonuses of $1,000 to employees who work 30 hours or more per week, $600 to those who work 24 to 29 hours a week, and $250 to those who work fewer than 24 hours a week.
5. Wexner Medical Center to spend $15M on employee bonuses
Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is giving out $1,000 bonuses to more than 15,000 employees.
6. Mass General Brigham to spend $75M on employee bonuses
Boston-based Mass General Brigham announced that it will give nearly all 80,000 employees each $1,000 bonuses in November, and a prorated bonus for those who work part-time.
7. UMass Memorial Health offers COVID-19 bonuses to 15,500 employees
Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health gave its full-time employees $500, part-time employees $250 and per diem workers $125 at the end of September.