The average annual salary for registered nurses in the U.S. is $82,750, and RNs in California claim the highest pay on average, according to a March 31 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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The unemployment rate dropped from 3.8 percent to 3.6 percent in March, nearing an all-time low, according to a Wall Street Journal article written by Justin Lahart, a financial reporter.
Addison, Texas-based United Surgical Partners International is hiring at least 33 administrators nationally.
Opening a new ASC can be daunting. Surgeons are experts at providing outstanding medical care, but many are less familiar with the numerous components that contribute to a positive, patient-centered experience.
Independent, physician-owned ASCs seem to get bought out more and more often by private equity, health systems and big ASC chains.
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It's hard to predict how to best respond to a crisis.
The South consistently enjoys some of the best statistics for healthcare facilities and physician pay, but some of the conditions that may have contributed are no longer present.
Most ASCs have an annual operating budget of $3 million or more, according to a surgery in OR Manager.
There is a renewed push for value-based care as the number of COVID-19 cases ticks down nationally and federal funding to support healthcare organizations wanes.
Robert Finch, MD, a physician who helped found Springfield (Ill.) Clinic's ASC, died from complications related to frontotemporal degeneration March 12 in Austin, Texas, according to an obituary published in The State Journal-Register.