09/02/2026
Stay in the Know: Who’s Pocketing the Anesthesia Stipend Money?
As anesthesia workforce shortages persist nationwide, more hospitals and ASCs are paying stipends to secure anesthesia coverage.
About 80% of hospitals now offer some form of anesthesia stipend, citing factors such as unfavorable payer mix, irregular OR schedules, low facility utilization and administrative responsibilities that fall on anesthesia groups. The share of ASCs expecting to pay anesthesia stipends jumped from 28% in 2024 to 44% in 2025, according to a VMG Health report, a 57% increase in a single year.
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https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/whos-pocketing-the-stipend-money/