Here are five CEOs who have exited or have plans to exit their roles that Becker's has reported on since August 1: 

Here are six stats to know about how nurse pay stacks up compared to CEO pay: 

Three hospitals have announced they are closing their emergency departments since May 2, pointing to a larger trend of hospitals ending services. 

Physician owners earned around 11 percent more than non-owners, according to Medical Economics' 94th Physician Report released August 4. 

Higher overhead is the top reason finances worsened for physicians in 2023, according to Medical Economics' 94th Physician Report released August 4. 

ASCs must overcome several roadblocks to maintain operations and be successful.

To survive in such a tumultuous industry, ASCs must get creative when coming up with solutions to their problems. 

Stewart Wilkey, DO, family medicine physician at Oceanside, Calif.-based Waring Court Pediatric and Adult Medical Group, joined Becker's to discuss the dangers of declining physician pay.

Low reimbursements, rising costs and growing competition are some of the biggest challenges ASCs are up against today.

Five physicians joined Becker's to discuss their side gigs, or lack thereof. 

The ASC industry is thriving with growth over the last several years, but faces financial and operational roadblocks as the healthcare ecosystem evolves.

Outpatient case management is the happiest job for nurses while school nurse is the unhappiest job for nurses, according to 2023 rankings by Nursing Process.

Here are five executive role changes reported by Becker's since July 19:

The average physician earns $243,400 in wages and $350,000 in total individual income, according to recent data from the University of Chicago that aims to create an accurate picture of physician earnings. 

UnitedHealth Group's Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, has made massive leadership moves in the last year. 

Beth Russell, MSN, RN, executive director of Knoxville (Tenn.) Orthopaedic Surgery Center, connected with Becker's to discuss what autonomy means to her as an ASC administrator. 

As physicians increasingly migrate to employed models, some practices are focusing on prioritizing physician leadership. 

As ASCs compete with hospitals for talent and resources, offering physicians ownership is one way to come out on top. 

Certified registered nurse anesthetists earn substantially more than their advanced practice registered nurse peers, according to Medscape's 2022 report on APRN compensation. 

Only 44 percent of physicians owned their practice in 2022 compared with 76 percent in the early 1980s, an American Medical Association report found.