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Compensation Issues

Saum Sutaria, MD, became Tenet Healthcare's new CEO on Sept. 1, and he'll receive higher total compensation than during the years he served as the Dallas-based company's COO. 

The mean annual wage for nurse anesthetists in the U.S. is $189,190, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest occupational employment and wage statistics survey.

Citing the need to attract and retain talent, hospitals and health systems in the U.S. are raising their minimum wage for workers.

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