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These are the
best states
to work as a
nurse
By Rachel Popa
O
regon, Minnesota and
Washington are the top
three states to work as a
nurse, according to a report from
personal finance website WalletHub.
WalletHub used 21 metrics to create
the rankings, which examined qual-
ity of nursing education, average
monthly salary and the number of
open positions across all 50 states
and the District of Columbia.
e top 10 best states for nurses:
1. Oregon
2. Minnesota
3. Washington
4. New Mexico
5. Maine
6. Montana
7. Arizona
8. Nevada
9. New Hampshire
10. Iowa
e bottom 10 worst states for
nurses
42. Virginia
43. Vermont
44. Ohio
45. Mississippi
46. Alabama
47. Oklahoma
48. Louisiana
49. Hawaii
50. New York
51. District of Columbia n
Anesthesiologists are top earners among
physician specialties
By Rahcel Popa
O
ut of 11 medical specialties
on Business Insider's list of the
highest-paid physicians, anes-
thesiologists earn the most.
Business Insider used Bureau of Labor
Statistics' Occupational Employment
Statistics to create the list.
Below are the 11 top-earning special-
ties and their average yearly salaries:
1. Anesthesiologist - $267,020
2. Surgeon - $255,110
3. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons -
$242,370
4.OB-GYN - $238,320
5. Psychiatrist - $220,380
6. Family medicine physician -
$211,780
7. All other physicians and surgeons -
$203,880
8. Internist - $196,490
9. Pediatrician - $183,240
10. Dentist - $175,840
11. Podiatrist - $148,220 n
Top 10 states for physicians in 2019
By Angie Stewart
B
ased on career and lifestyle
factors, North Dakota is the best
state in which to practice medi-
cine, according to MDLinx.
MDLinx ranked the best states for phy-
sicians using data from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Council for Commu-
nity and Economic Research, Associa-
tion of American Medical Colleges,
Capson Physicians Insurance Co.,
Tax Foundation, U.S. News & World
Report, WalletHub, Western States
Arts Federation and America's Health
Rankings.
The top 10:
1. North Dakota
2. Iowa
3. Nebraska
4. Colorado
5. Wisconsin
6. Wyoming
7. South Dakota
8. Washington
9. Idaho
10. Utah n
What percentage of ASCs are physician-owned?
By Rachel Popa
T
he majority of ASCs are physi-
cian owned, according to data
from the Ambulatory Surgery
Center Association's 2017 salary and
benefits survey.
How physician ownership breaks
down:
1. Physician ownership: 64 percent
2. Hospital: 3 percent
3. Corporate: 4 percent
4. Physician/hospital: 24 percent
5. Physician/hospital/corporate: 1
percent
6. Physician/corporate: 4 percent n
