Drastic Increase in Hospital Labor Costs Leads to Sustained Financial Loss for an Academic Vascular Surgery Division During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A large, tertiary, single center, retrospective study demonstrates significant erosion of vascular surgery financial margin in the setting of dramatic increases in nursing labor costs during the pandemic. Given this widespread and unsustainable trend, supplemental government funding will be required to avoid financial catastrophe on a regional and national level.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - July 13, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Clayton J. Brinster, G. Thomas Escousse, Phillip A. Rivera, W.C. Sternbergh, Samuel R. Money Source Type: research