Most US ERs do not hire their own staff; they hire they through an agency. One of the largest medical staffing agencies is Alteon Health. They just slashed benefits for doctors and nurses fighting coronavirus.
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Admin staff got a 20% pay-cut. Clinicians had their hours reduced. 401(k) matching, bonuses and paid leave have all halted. One doc says it's a $20k paycut.
Many staffers are renting separate homes to keep their families safe, living in isolation while fighting the pandemic.
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Many staffers are renting separate homes to keep their families safe, living in isolation while fighting the pandemic.
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Alteon owned by Frazier Healthcare Partners, a private-equity firm. Of course it is.
Competitors like Teamhealth are not cutting wages.
Private equity-based staffing firms are also behind the epidemic of "surprise billing" at US emergency rooms.
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Competitors like Teamhealth are not cutting wages.
Private equity-based staffing firms are also behind the epidemic of "surprise billing" at US emergency rooms.
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Doctors at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are having accrued wages held back. 1100 Atrius Health staffers will get paycuts or outright furloughs.
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"If a company cannot support physicians during the toughest times, to me there’s a significant question of integrity." -Anonymous Alteon doctor.
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