Becker's Healthcare December 26, 2023
The labor market tightened over the last year and surgery center leaders are keeping a close eye on the trends.
Alfonso del Granado, administrator and CEO of Covenant High Plains Surgery Centers in Texas, told Becker’s the top issue he’s watching ahead of 2024 is the possible easing of the healthcare labor market.
“Although there are signs that the overall labor market nationwide is easing, there are two factors that make it difficult for me to tell for sure,” he said. “First, healthcare labor has its own challenges that have been worsening over the past decade, and these decouple it somewhat from the general labor market. And second, my experience is very regionalized, as my centers are at a geographic...