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A N N U A L
S A L A R Y
S U R V E Y
of recruiting and retaining nurses. Others reported having to develop
new lines of surgical services to score a pay bump. One hospital clinical director donned a hard hat for her bonus, completing the designbuild-opening of a new 6-OR surgery center to score more than
$20,000.
That amount was, of course, an exception. When increases do
come, they tend to be much more modest. Says Cathy Franks, RN, OR
supervisor at Community Medical Center of Izard County in Calico
Rock, Ark., "We were given a 3% cost of living, as there were no raises
in 2011."
Another Southern hospital's director of surgical services reports that
2012 was the year when the "board gave everyone a 0.5% bonus since
no one had had a raise in two-and-a-half years."
Is that all?
Unfortunately, both hospital and ASC respondents overwhelmingly
HOSPITALS
HOSPITALS
If you received a raise/bonus, on
which factor(s) was this based?
Please indicate the
dollar amount of the bonus.
Check all that apply.
Less than $1,000
$1,001 to $2,500
$2,501 to $5,000
$5,001 to $10,000
$10,001 to $15,000
$15,001 to $20,000
More than $20,000
I didn't receive a bonus
Patient Satisfaction Scores
Physician Satisfaction Scores
Clinical Outcomes
Case Volume
Case Costs
Financial Benchmarks Achieved
ASC Profits
41.1%
23.2%
31.3%
21.4%
17.0%
40.2%
27.7%
J A N U A R Y 2013 | O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E
21.0%
21.0%
12.6%
15.1%
3.4%
3.4%
1.7%
21.8%
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