Category: Compensation Issues

Waimea-based Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital has been struggling to recruit nurses, partially because the Hawaii island hospital pays less than the system’s counterparts on Oahu, Hawai’i Public Radio reported April 13.

The compensation committee of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s board of directors has adopted a 2022 performance excellence program for senior executives, according to an April 8 Securities and Exchange Commission filing. 

Christopher Hunter will join Acadia Healthcare April 11 as CEO and a member of the Franklin, Tenn.-based company’s board. His base salary will be $1 million, and he’ll also be eligible for a maximum cash bonus of 200 percent of his salary, according to…

Pharmacists in the U.S. make an average of $125,690 annually, according to the latest data released March 31 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Business leaders with MBAs do not perform better than those without MBAs and actually drive workers’ wages down, reported CBS News April 4.

Nurse practitioners in the U.S. make an average of $118,040 annually, according to the latest data released March 31 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

As the workforce shortages worsened and the pandemic caused widespread burnout, many hospitals and health systems saw their labor expenses significantly rise as they were forced to pay more to attract and retain workers.

Annual compensation for CEOs in the U.S. is heading for a record amid worker shortages and inflation, The Wall Street Journal reported April 3.

Physician assistants in the U.S. make an average of $119,460 annually, according to the latest data released March 31 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Certified registered nurse anesthetists in the U.S. make an average of $202,470 annually, according to the latest data released March 31 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.