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16 CFO / FINANCE 10 hospitals with highest contract labor expenses By Ayla Ellison H ospitals across the U.S. are seeing labor costs rise and are increasing- ly bringing in contracted workers to keep their facilities staffed. Average hospital contract labor expenses were nearly $4.6 million in 2020, more than double the average expense of $2.2 million in 2011, according to Definitive Healthcare, a Framingham, Mass.-based company that provides data, analytics and insights on the healthcare industry. In 2020, hospital contract labor spend ranged from a few thousand dollars to more than $280 million, according to an analysis of data from about 3,100 U.S. hospitals by Definitive Healthcare. A hospital in Minnesota spent more than $286 million on contract labor in 2020, the most of any U.S. hospital. Here are the 10 hospitals with the highest contract labor expenses, according to the analysis of 2020 Medicare cost report data ac- cessed in December 2021: 1. Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus (Rochester, Minn.) — $286.8 million 2. Fontana (Calif.) Medical Center — $200.2 million 3. Los Angeles Medical Center — $176.3 mil- lion 4. Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center (San Diego) — $156.7 million 5. Kaiser Permanente Oakland (Calif.) Medi- cal Center — $142.2 million 6. Kaiser Permanente Roseville (Calif.) Medi- cal Center — $126.9 million 7. Orange County-Anaheim (Calif.) Medical Center — $123 million 8. Santa Clara (Calif.) Medical Center — $118.3 million 9. South Sacramento (Calif.) Medical Center — $112.5 million 10. Downey (Calif.) Medical Center — $109.1 million n Hoag, Providence split: 5 things to know By Alia Paavola H oag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif., and Providence, a Catholic health system based in Renton, Wash., ended their affiliation in January. Five things to know: 1. In a joint statement, the healthcare systems said they reached an agreement that would allow Hoag to become an independent entity after being affiliated with Providence for nearly 10 years. 2. Hoag filed a lawsuit in 2020 to split from the 52-hospital sys- tem. Hoag cited several reasons for wanting to end the affili- ation. It said the affiliation undermined local decision-making and constrained its ability to meet the needs of local patients. 3. Providence fought Hoag's lawsuit to end the affiliation. It said Hoag doesn't have the right to unilaterally dissolve the affiliation, and its board members didn't have the authority to file the lawsuit. An Orange County Superior Court judge rejected Providence's argument Feb. 1, 2021. 4. "Although we are formally parting ways, we will have other opportunities to work together on behalf of the community," Erik Wexler, Providence's president of operations, said in a news release. "We look forward to future collaborations with our col- leagues at Hoag, whom we continue to hold in high regard." 5. California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office said Jan. 10 that his office would not object to the separation agree- ment reached by the two health systems. This was the final hurdle to ending the affiliation. n 14 best-paying healthcare jobs, per US News By Gabrielle Masson O f the 25 best-paying jobs on U.S. News & World Report's list released Jan. 11, 14 are in the healthcare industry. Here are the healthcare jobs and their median salaries, according to U.S. News' best-paying list for 2022: 1. Anesthesiologist — $208,000 2. Surgeon — $208,000 3. Obstetrician and gynecologist — $208,000 4. Orthodontist — $208,000 5. Oral and maxillofacial surgeon — $208,000 6. Physician — $208,000 7. Psychiatrist — $208,000 8. Prosthodontist — $208,000 9. Nurse anesthetist — $183,580 10. Pediatrician — $177,130 11. Dentist — $158,940 12. Podiatrist — $134,300 13. Pharmacist — $128,710 14. Optometrist — $118,050 n