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68 HEALTHCARE NEWS California hospital CEO gets no-confidence vote from medical staff By Ayla Ellison M edical staff at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif., part of CommonSpirit Health, unanimously approved a no-confidence vote in the hospital's president and CEO late last month, accord- ing to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Tensions have grown between medical staff and hospital administrators in recent months, with physicians publicly expressing concerns about how the hospital is being run. Most recently, hospital leaders faced backlash from medi- cal staff for severing ties with its anesthesia provider. On May 23, physicians sent a letter to leaders of Chica- go-based CommonSpirit informing them of the no- confidence vote in St. Mary Medical Center President and CEO Carolyn Caldwell. Fifty-eight physicians signed the letter, and others who supported the no-confidence vote requested their names not be included for fear of retaliation, the letter stated, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. In response, CommonSpirit Health said it is confident in Ms. Caldwell's leadership abilities. "We remain confident that Carolyn Caldwell will continue to provide the leadership necessary for St. Mary Medi- cal Center, Long Beach to achieve the patient care and healing ministry goals for the hospital and its surrounding community," CommonSpirit President and COO Marvin O'Quinn wrote in a letter to medical staff, according to the report. n From cleaners to the top exec, the average salary for 30 hospital jobs By Alia Paavola A cross the nation's more than 6,000 hospitals, chief executives made an average annual salary of $242,550, compared to phlebotomists, who made an average of $34,750 per year, according to Business Insider. Here is the average annual salary of 30 key hospital jobs, presented in ascending order of compensation: 1. Janitors and cleaners: $29,820 2. Orderlies: $30,000 3. Nursing assistants: $31,530 4. Cooks: $31,930 5. Phlebotomists: $34,750 6. Security guards: $36,680 7. Emergency medical technicians, paramed- ics: $38,710 8. Pharmacy technicians: $38,940 9. Medical records and health information technicians: $46,520 10. Surgical technologists: $48,670 11. Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians: $55,890 12. Public relations specialists: $62,460 13. Dieticians: $62,720 14. Radiology techs: $62,760 15. Healthcare social workers: $64,510 16. Registered nurses: $77,670 17. Nuclear medicine technologists: $78,610 18. Physical therapists: $89,750 19. Physician assistants: $109,000 20. Nurse practitioners: $113,820 21. Medical and health service managers: $122,330 22. Pharmacists: $125,430 23. Financial managers: $146,540 24. Internists (general): $164,410 25. Nurse anesthetists: $186,840 26. Family and general practitioners: $206,430 27. Anesthesiologists: $211,540 28. Obstetricians and gynecologists: $215,710 29. Surgeons: $226,080 30. Chief executives: $242,550 n