Compensation Issues

HCA has come to an agreement with the Service Employees International Union over the contracts of healthcare workers, including nurses, technicians and others, at 19 of the hospital chain's Florida facilities, according to a Miami Herald report.

Board members of Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Memorial Health System make $13,055 per year, according to a News-Press report.

A majority of Southeast and Midwest physician organizations expect to modify their existing physician compensation plans to incorporate non-production-based components, such as quality and patient satisfaction, according to two surveys from ECG Management Consultants.

The University Medical Center of El Paso's (Texas) medical director of the pediatric critical care unit and pediatric critical care transport team earned more than $1 million in 2009, but it came at the expense of 5,656 hours worked, or…

Several hospital executives and physicians at the three main Akron, Ohio-area hospitals earned seven-figure compensation packages in 2010, and Akron Children's Hospital President and CEO William Considine was the highest-paid executive with more than $1.5 million in compensation and benefits,…

Doug Hayward, who was recently hired as CEO of Bakersfield, Calif.-based Kern Health Systems, will have a starting annual salary of $275,000, according to a Bakersfield Californian report.

A recent letter to the editor in the Bellingham Herald criticized the pay of PeaceHealth CEO and President Alan Yordy and Bellingham, Wash.-based PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center CEO Nancy Steiger.

Cardiologist compensation differs among population areas, as those who work in large metropolitan areas sometimes receive lower salaries, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data."

Lower reimbursement rates for Medicare, Medicaid and other payors have made it critical for a hospital or health system CFO to keep the organization's revenue as tight and clean as possible. Eric Dickerson, managing director of the healthcare practice at…

The University of California regents recently approved raises for several executives within the system, including a 23 percent raise for Vincent Johnson, COO of the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif., according to a Sacramento Bee report.