Prepared by Business Executive Group · October 29, 2026
How to use this resource
Use contribution, not gross revenue
Estimate revenue the practice can no longer earn, less the costs it avoids by not delivering that work. Have the person responsible for the practice's finances check the assumptions.
Avoid counting coverage twice
If temporary coverage restores some capacity, reduce the lost-contribution estimate accordingly. Enter only additional coverage expense that has not already been included in your contribution calculation.
Compare plausible durations
Try a shorter and longer vacancy scenario using the same weekly assumptions. A difference between scenarios shows sensitivity to your inputs; it does not demonstrate that a particular recruiter will deliver that difference.
Keep the assumptions with the result
Record the input source and review date. Compare any recruiting proposal separately, including amounts payable without a hire. Update the calculation when schedules or coverage change.
A worked example
Illustrative arithmetic: $2,000 weekly lost contribution plus $500 additional weekly coverage cost, over four weeks, plus $300 one-time hiring costs equals $10,300. These are fictional inputs, not veterinary market averages.
Apply the decision to the actual Milwaukee vacancy
Name the street address, municipality and county, and keep City of Milwaukee neighborhoods separate from suburban cities and villages. The Census Bureau lists the City of Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties, and it lists both a city and a village for Waukesha and for Pewaukee. The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission describes a seven-county region with 29 cities, 67 villages and 50 towns. Coverage on this site is limited to Wisconsin; a hospital in Illinois falls under a different licensing authority.
Give the hiring team one brief for each facility, with clinical work, technician delegation, after-hours duties and location commitments stated together. Wisconsin asks veterinarians for 30 hours of continuing education every two years, so state the support the practice provides. O*NET OnLine, using Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data, lists a Milwaukee-Waukesha median annual wage for veterinarians above Wisconsin’s and below the national median, which is context candidates may bring to an offer. The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine awards the four-year DVM, and a veterinarian licensed in another state may apply for Wisconsin licensure by endorsement. This site describes employer hiring coverage without claiming a Milwaukee recruiting office.
Give every provider the same hospital address, clinical scope, work schedule, compensation structure and decision dates. Compare the plan for that brief. A result appearing for a city search does not prove a provider has a local office or available candidates there.
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Calculate your scenario
Work in this browser, then download your notes. Entries are not sent to BEGHR and are cleared when you reload or leave. Keep candidate names and private records in your approved hiring system.
(Weekly contribution lost + additional weekly coverage cost) × weeks + one-time hiring costs.
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