Becker's Healthcare September 13, 2024
Here are five things to know about the state of the ASC workforce:
1. ASCs are seeing longer work days. As more procedures are approved for the outpatient setting and the population continues to age, ASCs are facing increasingly high demand for the services. Some ASCs are expanding capacity by stretching their hours and adding days, while others are expanding to include additional ORs.
“With volume and access at the forefront, we have reviewed the business hours of operation,” Johnny Russell, director of area operations at Sutter Health in Sacramento, Calif., told Becker’s. “The ASC world is changing fast and operating Monday through Friday from 0700 to 1500 is a thing of the past. Longer hours have become the...
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