A health systems company that operates throughout the Chicago region eliminates a salary differential for nurses who were instituted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the change during national nurses.
The change was confirmed on Friday by Endeavour Health, which operates several hospitals in the suburbs of Chicago, including the Edward Hospital in Naperville and the Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.
According to a spokesperson for Endeavor Health, the $ 5 per remuneration differential was instituted for nurses in intensive care units and emergency services.
“During the Covid-19 pandemic, such as many national health systems, emergency services and the USI of Northshore Healthsystem were faced with unprecedented volumes of patients and critical nursing shortages. To support its first-line teams during this difficult period, a $ 5 / hour differential was introduced for the differential of temporary nurses Northshore.
With the pandemic behind us and the emphasis on how we align our remuneration now in the context of a broader health system in which investing and supporting our long -term nurses, we have made the decision to eliminate this differential for Northshore. The nurses leaders have met the teams affected by this change this week to ensure transparent communication and clarity around this decision. To help the transition, we will pay 50% of this differential to nurses eligible for the next twelve months, from Junesaid the press release.
The changes took place during the national nursing week, observed this year from May 6 to 12 on the theme, “The power of nurses.”
Several hospitals in the Chicago region have seen recent changes in endowment and care, including a Joliet Hospital which Under pediatric impatient care suspended last month.
Other changes in the region this year include a Aurora Hospital which had its status of stripped level II trauma and a Waukegan Hospital This instituted emergency cuts in its cardiology program.
In addition to using dozens of immediate care clinics in the region, Endeavor Health also operates the following hospitals in the Chicago region:
- Edward Hospital, Naperville
- Elmhurst hospital, Elmhurst
- Evanston Hospital, Evanston
- Glenbrook Hospital, Glenview
- Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park
- Linden Oaks hospital, Naperville
- Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights
- Skokie Hospital, Skokie
- Swedish hospital, Chicago
More information on Endeavor Health can be found on their website here.