Dec. 8, 2016

Healthcare Staffing Report

While the broader S&P 500 closed higher following the election, healthcare stocks have posted mixed results. Staffing Industry Analysts examines the cumulative stock returns from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30 for five publicly traded health systems — Tenet Healthcare, HCA, Community Health, LifePoint and Universal Health Services — and two publicly traded healthcare staffing firms: AMN Healthcare and Cross Country Healthcare.

Healthcare stocks react to the election

December 5, 2016

While the broader S&P 500 closed higher following the election, healthcare stocks have posted mixed results. Staffing Industry Analysts examines the cumulative stock returns from Sept. 1, 2016 to Nov. 30, 2016 for five publicly traded health systems — Tenet Healthcare, HCA, Community Health, LifePoint... More


Cross Country Healthcare buys RPO business

December 5, 2016

Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN) acquired US Resources Healthcare LLC, a recruitment process outsourcing business.


Jackson picks former Georgia state senator to lead search firm

December 5, 2016

Jackson Healthcare, an Atlanta-based healthcare staffing provider, named former Georgia state senator Preston Smith as president of Tyler & Company, a healthcare executive search firm that is part of Jackson Healthcare.


Trucept CEO to retire

December 5, 2016

Trucept Inc. (OTC Pink: TREP), a professional employer organization that also provides healthcare staffing, announced CEO Brian Bonar is retiring.


Cejka Executive Search adds former Diversified Search exec

December 6, 2016

Cejka Executive Search, the healthcare executive and physician search division of Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN), announced Mary D’Ignazio joined the firm as executive VP and managing principal, effective Sept. 19.


Physicians divided on Trump’s HHS nominee

December 6, 2016

Physicians appear to be divided regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Dr. Tom Price, MD, for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a survey by Merritt Hawkins, the physician search division of AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS).


Former CHG Healthcare exec named All Star Recruiting president

December 6, 2016

All Star Recruiting, a provider of locum tenens and permanent healthcare staffing solutions, appointed Pat Kennedy as president, effective in November.


Retain staff with quality onboarding — Staffing Stream

December 6, 2016

Onboarding is what keeps employees happy and motivated to stay with a company, ClearCompany CEO Andre Lavoie writes in a The Staffing Stream blog post. Unfortunately, when employers drop the ball, new hires are already looking for a new job, sometimes within the first year of employment. Lavoie discusses... More


Exeter Hospital challenges partial dismissal of hepatitis C suit (seacoastonline.com)

December 6, 2016

Attorneys for New Hampshire’s Exeter Hospital are asking a federal judge to reconsider the partial dismissal of a lawsuit brought against the staffing agencies responsible for accrediting and placing serial infector David Kwiatkowski at the hospital, seacoastonline.com reported.


Power women in staffing list – North America

December 6, 2016

Staffing Industry Review profiles 50 women making an impact in the North American staffing industry. The people on the list not only contribute to their firms’ profitability, but also claim professional achievements, drive and influence in the industry. The list is not a ranking, but a shoutout to... More