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  • Goduckies
    Goduckies Member Posts: 8,147 Standard Supporter
    edited December 2022
    Kaepsknee said:

    RaceBannon said:

    WA hospitals start cutting services as huge financial losses continue
    Deficits continue to hit Washington hospitals hard, totaling more than $1.6 billion in the first nine months of 2023.


    Any thoughts on why this would be?

    3 words.

    Traveling Contract Caregivers.

    Due to burnout and vax mandates, permanent hospital staff went away. And not just a handful.

    And to fill those holes, Hospitals needed to go the Traveling nurse route. They earn close to twice what the departed care giver earns, and cost the Hospital over 3 times that amount due to them coming from agencies.

    Yup.... posted my response before i saw yours... talk about a balloon to the budget. Also those nurses get per diem and room and board covered. Great gig.
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