Becker's Healthcare October 23, 2023
From nurse shortages to the decline of independent providers, five ASC leaders shared with Becker’s what’s making them nervous.
Question: What in the healthcare industry is making you nervous right now? Why?
Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for clarity and length.
Christine Blackburn, BSN, RN. Administrator, South Kansas City Surgicenter (Overland Park): What I am nervous about right now is the direction I see for staffing to include certified registered nurse anesthetists. There appears to be a shortage of all staff with COVID-19 behind us and hospital salaries in front of us. I see retirement of staff that no longer want to work. COVID-19 was hard on so many. I see the salary increase of CRNAs, the fee...
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