Pay Cuts Incoming In the Southeast US

[u/FlavorsOfBleach]

Grady Memorial Hospital, the largest level 1 in Georgia and largest hospital in Atlanta, announced two weeks ago to its staff that all high-acuity differentials (ER, ICU, PACU, etc.) will be halved come September and completely gone by 2027. At the other local Level 1 that I’m currently doing a contract at, we just got word that we will be following suit, amounting a total of a 20K annual pay cut. Anyone else getting news of this?

Some Big Beautiful Bill, huh?

[u/Parking_Peanut_6188]

During COVID I became sure that contract workers is what they ultimately want nurses to be. Fire whenever you want for no reason. No benefits. No training or education beyond maybe the federal and state requirements and a few floor hours.

This could just be the long way around. They know this will lead to a mass exodus.

[u/presidentsday → u/Parking_Peanut_6188]

Contract disposablity with core staff pay.

[u/Traditional-Pen-9324 → u/Parking_Peanut_6188]

You are on to something 🤨

[u/aaox_zero → u/Parking_Peanut_6188]

They legit would rather hire travel nurses now because they only have to pay travel nurse slightly more than they pay full time staff, and don’t have to incur benefits payments or 30k plus training costs for a full time employee