Overseeing big-dollar budgets would be a full-time job for corpo-
rate CFOs, but you also manage the surgical team, make sure
patients are properly cared for and solve countless clinical con-
cerns. You're paid well, but does your compensation match those
significant responsibilities? According to the survey, 44% of ASC
administrators and 46% of hospital leaders earn six-figure salaries.
Most of the survey takers — 34% of ASC respondents and 36% of
hospital respondents — report earning between $90,000 and
$120,000. ASC leaders (42%) and hospital managers (43%) are gen-
erally satisfied with how much they earn.
The surgical leaders we surveyed and spoke to certainly believe
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Describe your capital equipment budget. ASC HOPD
We have more than enough funding 27% 6%
We have just enough funding 37% 12%
We don't have enough funding 20% 51%
Our funding is very tight 16% 31%
PURSE STRINGS
Finding the Funds
ASC administrators appear to have the means to fill their
ORs with the latest surgical technologies, while hospital
leaders sometimes struggle to find money in the budget.
Source: Outpatient Surgery Magazine Reader Survey,
December 2017, n=666.
