The median annual salary for operating room head nurses was $102,838 as of April 29, according to data from Salary.com.
Compensation Issues
Fountain Valley (Calif.) Regional Hospital & Medical Center's housekeepers and cafeteria workers will see a 42 percent increase in their hourly wage by January 2020, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Compensation for primary care physicians jumped by more than 10 percent during the past five years — nearly double the pay increase for specialty physicians during the same period, a report from the Medical Group Management Association found.
In an effort to remain competitive for workers, Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2021, according to The Tribune Live.
A recent article by ECG Management Consultants discusses how the provider compensation function is playing a critical role within healthcare systems.
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As of April 29, the median annual salary for infection control-focused registered nurses was $86,598, according to data from Salary.com.
Nearly three-fourths (74 percent) of individuals who purchase insurance through the ACA's marketplace think $200 premiums would be an unfair price to pay each month, according to a recent eHealth survey.
As the demand for advanced practice providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, continues to grow across the U.S., this provider group's top leaders are seeing over $160,000 in median total cash compensation, according to a SullivanCotter survey.
Victor Politi, MD, who was fired April 18 from his role as president and CEO of East Meadow, N.Y.-based Nassau University Medical Center, received a $214,893 separation package, according to Newsday.