Category: ASC News

Metropolitan areas with the highest RN employment

There are currently 3,282,010 registered nurses employed in the U.S., according to May 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. While California has the most employed RNs of any state, the New York City area is the metropolitan area with the most employed RNs.  The metropolitan areas with the most employed […]

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Physician assistant pay for all 50 states, adjusted by cost of living

Physician assistants in California earn more than PAs in other states at an average salary of $161,980 per year and an average hourly wage of $77.88. Indiana has the highest hourly mean wage for the profession when considering the cost-of-living index.  Here are the mean annual and hourly wages for physician assistants in 49 states […]

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HHS layoffs: 8 things to know

HHS began sending out dismissal notices on April 1 as part of an agencywide plan to lay off 10,000 full-time employees. On April 1, HHS began sending out dismissal notices as part of a sweeping plan to reduce the agency’s full-time workforce by 10,000.  Here’s what ASCs need to know: 1. HHS Secretary Robert F. […]

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Highest paying metropolitan areas for RNs

The San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, Calif., metropolitan area is the highest-paying region for registered nurses to practice in, according to May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. RNs working in the area earn an average of $189,880 annually. In addition, California is the highest-paid state for RNs, […]

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Nurse practitioner pay for all 50 states, adjusted by cost of living in 2025

Nurse practitioners in California earn more than NPs in other states at an average salary of $173,190 per year and an average hourly wage of $83.26. Iowa has the highest hourly mean wage for the profession when considering the cost-of-living index.  Here are the mean annual and hourly wages for nurse practitioners in 48 states […]

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Jury sides with anesthesiologist, hospital in wrongful death lawsuit

A jury in St. Louis has sided with Chesterfield, Mo.-based St. Luke’s Hospital and one of its anesthesiologists in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury and later died following an April 2023 surgery, Missouri Lawyers Media reported April 2.  The patient, Briana Moore, suffered […]

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Energy company cuts off power to Ohio medical office building network after 1 year of unpaid bills

American Electric Power Ohio shut off power at Martins Ferry-based East Ohio Regional Hospital and its medical office buildings after the system did not pay its bills for more than one year, according to an April 3 report from The Times Leader. The electric company originally cut the power April 1, but it was turned […]

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Texas surgical hospital to pay $2M to settle fraud allegations

Several individuals and medical entities have agreed to pay a total of $3.1 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.  According to an April 2 news release from the Justice Department, East El Paso (Texas) Physicians Medical Center, doing business as Foundation Surgical Hospital of El Paso, agreed to enter a […]

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Top paying state for 5 physician specialties

These are the top-paying states for five physician specialties, according to 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. The bureau released updated compensation data to reflect May 2024 information, the latest available.  Anesthesia: Minnesota Cardiology: Indiana Internal medicine: Georgia Ophthalmology (except pediatrics): Ohio Orthopedics (except pediatrics): Wisconsin

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RN pay by state

California is the highest-paying state for registered nurses, according to 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2.  Here is what registered nurses earn annually by state:  Alabama: $74,970 Alaska: $112,040 Arizona: $95,230 Arkansas: $77,720 California: $148,330 Colorado: N/A Connecticut: $103,670 Delaware: $95,450 Florida: $88,200 Georgia: $91,960 Hawaii: $123,720 Idaho: $89,770 […]

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