Becker's Healthcare June 6, 2024
As ASCs continue to face staffing shortages nationwide, many leaders are putting their money into retaining and recruiting talent.
Many ASCs struggle to compete with the deep pockets of hospitals and health systems for available staff. Some ASCs spend one-fourth or more of their net operating revenue on employees to stay ahead of shortages, according to a report from VMG Health.
“We’re looking to add additional procedures that are of a higher complexity and as such require highly trained/skilled clinical staff,” Bruce Feldman, administrator at New York City-based Bronx Ambulatory Surgery Center, told Becker’s. “We are facing greater competition for these individuals from hospitals and large healthcare systems that can offer higher salaries and richer benefit packages along...