Category: Compensation Issues

Swedish to invest $125M in employee pay increases

Seattle-based Swedish Health Services has reached memorandums of agreement with Service Employees International Union Healthcare 1199NW to raise wages for 7,200 employees, according to statements from both parties, which were shared with Becker’s Sept….

62 benchmarks on nonprofit hospital CEO pay in 11 metro areas

The compensation of CEOs leading tax-exempt hospitals is but one measure analyzed in Candid’s 2022 Nonprofit Compensation Report, which is based entirely on data reported to the IRS. 

4 ways physicians supplement income

Thirty-six percent of physicians take on additional work to supplement their income, according to the 2022 “Physician Compensation Report” from Medscape.

Average base salaries for 18 physician specialties

Average base salaries offered to physicians tracked in the “2022 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” released by AMN Healthcare’s physician recruiting division Merritt Hawkins were lowest among pediatricians and hi…

Average signing bonuses for 5 most recruited providers

Signing bonuses offered to physicians tracked in the “2022 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” released by AMN Healthcare’s physician recruiting division Merritt Hawkins averaged $31,000, up from $29,656 the year p…

LA voters may decide fate of $25/hour healthcare worker minimum wage hike

A Los Angeles city ordinance that established a $25 minimum hourly wage for workers at private healthcare facilities could be placed before voters to decide, the Los Angeles Times reported Sept. 14.

10 states with the largest increases, decreases to travel nurse pay

The average weekly travel nurse pay in August in the U.S. was $3,045, down 7.4 percent from $3,270 during the same month in 2021, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace. 

HCA’s Mission Health invests $22M in employee raises

Citing a need to recruit and retain workers, Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health said it is investing $22 million in additional pay increases for certain roles. 

New York extends 1st deadline, expands eligibility for healthcare worker bonuses

The New York Department of Health updated its guidance Aug. 29 for the state’s healthcare worker bonus program, including a deadline extension.

SEC’s new regulations for executive pay: 7 things to know

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to rules requiring registrants to disclose information reflecting the relationship between executive compensation actually paid by a registrant and the registrant’s financial performance, accord…