Healthcare Facilities Adjust Therapy and Physician Extender Staff Compensation as Job Market Offers

The compensation needed to recruit therapists and physician extenders in the current job market is leaving healthcare facilities with the subsequent issue of salary adjustments to retain their existing providers, according to the most recent market trends published by The Delta Companies in The Healthcare Recruiting Standard. 

"Staff compensation levels are being adjusted because younger providers know they can demand high salaries in the current economic climate," says Scott Best, search consultant with Delta Healthcare Placement. 

In addition, healthcare administrators are no longer contending with compensation benchmarks previously set on a local level. 

"Healthcare facilities understand that they must look beyond regional salary surveys and offer compensation that keeps them competitive on a national level, while retaining their more tenured staff at the same time," adds Best.

The Healthcare Recruiting Standard is a free, quarterly resource that provides a summary of current data and market trends in the recruitment of allied, rehabilitation and mid-level healthcare providers. 

For more information on The Healthcare Recruiting Standard and how to request your free copy, visit http://www.TDCpeople.com/standard.

The Delta Companies offer permanent and temporary staffing solutions nationwide for physicians and allied healthcare professionals through four companies: Delta Physician Placement, Delta Healthcare Placement, Delta Locum Tenens and Delta Flex Travelers.

Congratulations to the new Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at John Peter Smith Hospital

By Dr. Gilbert Drozdow, M.D.

I am pleased to introduce Dr. James Johnson as the new Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Johnson completed his anesthesiology residency in 2002 at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He served active duty in the United States Air Force from 1999 to 2006 and held several positions including but not limited to Interim Vice-Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and Director of Resident Education at Wilford Hall Medical Center/Brooke Army Medical Center at Lackland AFB (San Antonio), Texas. In addition, Dr. Johnson deployed in medical support on several missions during his active duty including Operation Enduring Freedom in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Operation Iraqi Freedom in Baghdad and Balad, Iraq, and the Hurricane Katrina Evacuation in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Johnson holds multiple honors from his active military service including Air Force Commendation and Achievement Medals, Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, and National Defense Service Medal.

After serving in the military he entered private practice in 2006 at Good Shepard Medical Center in Longview, Texas followed by Plaza Anesthesia Group, PLLC in San Antonio, Texas. Since 2008, Dr. Johnson was a civilian military contractor at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas and served as the Anesthesiology Residency Director over the last year.

John Peter Smith Hospital currently provides over 17,500 anesthetics per year in a department with approximately 15 MDs and 35 CRNAs as part of a regional county health system. On behalf of the Company I am sure you all will join me in welcoming Dr. Johnson to the practice and congratulating him in his new leadership position.

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center

By Dr. Gilbert Drozdow, M.D.

I am pleased to announce that Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia officially opened on June 6th after successfully obtaining official regulatory and government approval. There was a ribbon cutting ceremony at the hospital well attended by prominent members of the local and state community in addition to HCA executives, hospital medical, nursing staff, and employees.

This state of the art, newly constructed HCA hospital has over 125 private beds and sits on a 75 acre campus in one of the fastest growing counties in Virginia. Sheridan's affiliated companies ("Sheridan") are providing anesthesiology, emergency medical, and radiological services at the hospital under the leadership of Dr. Daniel Radack, Chief of the Department of Radiology. Sheridan is also providing new born hearing services and will participate in the development and eventual operation of a neonatal intensive care unit.

I would like to personally welcome the following new members of the anesthesia care team as well as the emergency medicine and radiology programs to our group:
Department of Anesthesiology
Dr. Steven Godfrey
Dr. Philip Strapp
Dr. Eric Miano
Dr. Jay Hacking
Andrew Madden, CRNA
Carmela Robinson, CRNA

Department of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Dale Simmonds- Vice Chief
Dr. Antonette Brown
Dr. Thomas Cleary
Dr. Domenica Marcantonio
Dr. Diane Semizian

Henri Perrotte, FNP-Mid Level Supervisor
William Carr, PA-C
Denise Johnson, FNP
Tania Shinohara, FNP
Jennifer Thompson, FNP

Department of Radiology
Dr. Dishant Shah
Dr. Warren Cohen

On behalf of the Company, in addition to our clinical leadership, I want to thank all the administrative and operational Sheridan employees who worked so successfully in support of this project almost two years in the making.

3rd Annual Anesthesia and Pain Management Symposium

By Dr. Gilbert Drozdow, M.D.

I would like to acknowledge and recognize Dr. Soloman Imiak, Chief of the Department of Anesthesiology at Mercy Hospital in Miami for his leadership in organizing the 3rd Annual Anesthesia and Pain Management Symposium hosted by Sheridan Healthcare Inc., Mercy Hospital and the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Sciences. As described in the feature below, more than 200 allied health students from Florida International University, Barry University, and the University of Miami Schools of Nursing and Health Studies attended. All three of these universities currently have affiliation agreements with Sheridan Healthcorp Inc. for clinical on-site training, with scores of Sheridan CRNAs and anesthesiologists directly providing formal clinical education.

Dr. Imiak also had the leadership support of Dr. Steve Sheinman, Dade County Regional Anesthesiology Medical Director and Medical Director at North Miami Beach Surgery Center in North Miami Beach, Florida. In addition to Dr. Imiak and Dr. Sheinman, several Sheridan anesthesiologists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, and corporate office executives and directors gave lectures on an array of topics in this didactic program.

They are:

Dr. Betty Mortenson, Attending Anesthesiologist Mercy Hospital

Dr. Robin Shaffer, Attending Anesthesiologist Mercy Hospital

Dr. Marta Foster, Attending Anesthesiologist Mercy Hospital

Dr. David Bresnick, Attending Anesthesiologist Mercy Hospital, Medical Director of Acute Pain Management

Dennis Stevens, CRNA, Palm Beach County Regional Allied Health Director

Jay Martus Esq, General Counsel, Executive Vice President

Linda Grohman, Director of Education Outreach and Recruitment Liaison

Also a special note of appreciation to our Mercy Hospital Anesthesia Coordinator, Daisy Batista, for her direct support and help with the entire program.

Dr. Sharon Townsend- Appointed Examiner

By Dr. Gilbert Drozdow, M.D.

On behalf of the company, I would like to congratulate Dr. Sharon Townsend, Physician Coordinator for Risk Management and Quality in our anesthesiology division, for her appointment by Dr. Patrick Gallagher, Director of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to the 2010 board of Examiners for the Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award. The Award, created by public law in 1987, is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive.

As an Examiner, Dr. Townsend is responsible for reviewing and evaluation applications submitted for the Award. The board is composed of approximately 500 leading experts selected from industry, professional and trade organizations, education and health care organizations, and nonprofits (including government).

Those selected meet the highest standards of qualification and peer recognition. All members of the board must take part in a preparation course based on the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence and the scoring and evaluation for the Baldrige Award.

The Baldrige Award may be given annually in each of six categories: Manufacturing, Service, Small Business, Education, Health Care, and Nonprofit. Awards have been presented to over 80 organizations nationwide.

Dr. Townsend joined Sheridan Healthcorp Inc. in 1996. She has served as Vice Chair as well as Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at University Hospital and Medical Center in Tamarac, Fl. In addition, Dr. Townsend is the physician Coordinator for Risk Management and Quality, working extensively with our Anesthesiology Core Team reviewing quality and occurrence data seeking trends and opportunities for quality improvement.

Dr. Townsend completed her anesthesiology residency in 1979 at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Fl. The following year, she completed a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at the National Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C. Subsequent to her training she was appointed Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, serving as Chief of the Pediatric Anesthesiology Cardiovascular Team and as well as Director of Ambulatory Surgery. During her tenure she initiated the University of Miami's anesthesiology service at Cedars Medical Center in Miami, Fl and served as the University's on site Chief of the Department. Dr. Townsend completed her Masters in Business Administration in 1990 at the University of Miami.

All of us in the company familiar with the prestigious Baldrige Award appreciate the enormous effort in time and talent Dr. Townsend invested to achieve this remarkable position on the Board of Examiners. It is entirely consistent with her professional commitment to quality patient care over many years of dedicated service to our practice.