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Trinity Health gives 123,000 employees $500 appreciation bonuses
Trinity Health will provide $500 appreciation awards to its 123,000 employees in recognition of their contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a June 22 health system statement. -
10 PA specialties that earn the most
Cardiovascular/cardiothoracic surgery topped the list as the highest-paid physician assistant specialty in 2020, according to the American Academy of Physician Assistants Salary Report published June 16. -
10 numbers that show gender pay gap in healthcare
The gender pay gap plagues women in the U.S., and the healthcare industry is no exception. Here are 10 numbers that illustrate the gender pay gap: -
Would women accept a gender pay gap if roles were reversed? 4 study findings
Women are just as likely as men to vote against a policy that shrinks the gender pay gap if the roles are reversed and men are the ones earning less, according to a study published in the journal of Applied Economics Letters. -
New York hospital doubles sign-on, referral bonuses to recruit nurses
Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital, part of Upper Allegheny Health System, said it is seeking nurses and offering incentives to help with those efforts. -
Physician wealth & debt: 5 Medscape report takeaways
The average primary care physician's salary amounts to $242,000, while specialty physicians make an average $102,000 more annually, according to a new report from Medscape. -
California considers legislation to award $10K in COVID-19 bonuses for healthcare workers
A bill under consideration in California would require hospitals, clinics and skilled nursing facilities to invest in COVID-19 bonuses for healthcare workers, the Los Angeles Times reported June 2. -
6 hospitals, health systems offering sign-on or pandemic bonuses
The following health systems revealed plans in May about offering sign-on bonuses or pandemic appreciation bonuses for workers: -
Physician compensation grew most for these 6 specialties
Compensation for most physicians has remained steady, despite financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic such as lower patient volumes, caps on elective procedures and increased medical practice closures, according to data released May 26 from the Medical Group Management Association. -
Piedmont offering up to $30K sign-on bonus for nurses
Piedmont is offering nurses up to $30,000 in sign-on bonuses to work at the Atlanta-based health system. -
Michigan Medicine to give $1,500 appreciation bonuses to employees
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine is giving a $1,500 bonus to faculty and staff in gratitude for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said May 26. -
It takes 42 days more for women's earnings to catch up to those of men
It would take 42 additional days of work for women to earn what men did last year, meaning the earnings gap remained unchanged in 2020, according to analysis from Pew Research Center. -
Maine health system boosts minimum starting pay
Northern Light Health will increase its minimum starting pay rate to $15 an hour to help retain and attract workers, the Brewer, Maine-based health system said May 24. -
Tech's gender wage gap narrowed slightly in 2020: 4 things to know
Men in the tech industry were offered higher salaries than women for the same job title at the same company 59 percent of the time in 2020, down from 65 percent in 2019, according to a report released May 19 by tech job matching company Hired. -
Alabama health system employees to receive $1K pandemic bonuses
Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System said it's giving eligible full-time employees a $1,000 bonus as an expression of gratitude for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
New Mexico rehab hospital offers $15K sign-on bonuses to nurses
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Albuquerque (N.M.) is offering new full-time registered nurses $15,000 sign-on bonuses if they sign a two-year work commitment, the hospital said in an announcement about its hiring event May 19. -
Baylor Scott & White employees to get $500 appreciation bonuses
Baylor Scott & White Health said it's giving a $500 bonus to employees in gratitude for their work the last 14 months during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
UHS, Walgreens, Labcorp among S&P 500 companies with lowest worker wages
Several healthcare companies, including King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, Walgreens and Labcorp, were called out in a new report that highlights the 100 S&P 500 companies with the lowest median worker wages in 2020. -
Baptist Health System offers $20K sign-on bonuses to nurses, care associates
Baptist Health System in San Antonio is offering new nurses, as well as patient care and lab associates, up to $20,000 sign-on bonuses, the health system said in an announcement about its upcoming hiring event May 11. -
Union takes aim at HCA exec compensation in ad campaign
Service Employees International Union, which represents more than 1 million healthcare workers, is taking aim at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare for what it calls runaway executive competition in an advertising blitz.
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