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By the Numbers
November 2008
High-margin hospitals also had lower staff ratios (4.91 FTE per adjusted occupied bed) compared to low-margin hospitals (5.22 FTE per adjusted occupied bed). However, high-margin hospitals had higher salary costs, even when adjusted for area wage index ($51,512 vs. $49,199 per FTE). This suggests high productivity from a better paid staff.
Source: ACTION O-I® National Database, 2007
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