The board of commissioners at Smithfield, N.C.-based Johnston Health approved a 3 percent raise for CEO Chuck Elliott, who will now make roughly $309,000 this year, according to a Smithfield Herald report.
Compensation Issues
Roughly 20 executives at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., received compensation increases in 2010, the same year in which the hospital laid off 130 employees, froze hiring and cut $18 million from the 2011 budget, according to a Journal…
Surgery center operator First Surgical Partners recently discussed its 2011 financial results, reporting a growth in the number of procedures performed and challenges such as declining reimbursements and industry regulation.
An article from 1Miami, a city community group, recently argued that the large compensation packages of Jackson Health System executives need to be "right-sized" in the wake of more than 1,100 layoffs of the Miami-based hospital system.
In 2010, Fred Rankin III, CEO of Fredericksburg, Va.-based Mary Washington Healthcare, earned more than $3 million in total compensation after he vested on his supplemental executive retirement plan, according to a Free Lance-Star report.
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Physician compensation can vary significantly based on geographic setting and department rank, according to a news release from the Medical Group Management Association.
Physician compensation in private practice is consistently greater than compensation in academic settings, according to a study reported in HealthImaging.
Anesthesiologists averaged a higher salary than any other profession in Minnesota last year, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Minnesota Examiner. The average anesthesiologist's salary is $231,830 annually.
Anesthesiologists averaged a higher salary than any other profession in Minnesota last year, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Minnesota Examiner. The average anesthesiologist's salary is $231,830 annually.