May 13, 2021
A surge in demand for Covid care during the pandemic more than offset a decline in demand from shutdowns and fewer elective surgeries, according to SIA’s “US Healthcare Staffing Market Assessment: 2021 Update.” But the report expects demand for Covid care to mostly abate by the end of this year and anticipates the healthcare staffing market will decline next year.
US Healthcare Staffing Market Assessment: Segment to grow 7% this year, decline in 2022
May 12, 2021
A surge in demand for Covid care during the pandemic more than offset a decline in demand from shutdowns and fewer elective surgeries, according to SIA’s “US Healthcare Staffing Market Assessment: 2021 Update” released April 27. But the report expects demand for Covid care to mostly abate... More
Gifted Healthcare acquires Therapia Staffing
May 12, 2021
Gifted Healthcare, a provider of per diem and travel nursing, acquired Therapia Staffing, a provider of nurse and allied staffing, including healthcare staffing for educational institutions.
Aya Healthcare acquires MSP division
May 12, 2021
Healthcare staffing firm Aya Healthcare struck a deal to acquire Dawson Healthcare, the MSP division of Columbus, Ohio-based Dawson.
CareRev, an on-demand healthcare staffing platform, announces $50 million funding round
May 12, 2021
CareRev, an on-demand provider of per diem healthcare clinicians, announced a $50 million series A funding round.
Dedicated Nursing Associates acquires Pennsylvania-based Alle-Kiski Caregivers
May 12, 2021
Healthcare staffing firm Dedicated Nursing Associates Inc. acquired Alle-Kiski Caregivers effective May 9.
Pandemic could be inspiring more to pursue nursing careers
May 12, 2021
One positive outcome of the pandemic is that it may spur more young people to choose nursing as a career, according to an update on travel nursing released by American Traveler Staffing Professionals, a healthcare staffing provider based in Boca Raton, Florida.
Travel nurse platform NurseFly rebrands to Vivian Health, expands services
May 12, 2021
Travel nurse platform NurseFly renamed to Vivian Health and expanded its services to include permanent, per diem shifts and local contracts.
2021 Nurse Staffing Trends: Recruitment and retention top concerns for healthcare execs — The Staffing Stream
May 12, 2021
Hospital leaders across the US have been scrambling to have enough staff and ICU beds available to handle the influx of patients amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to findings of Avant Healthcare Professionals’ 2021 Trends in Nurse Staffing Study. Healthcare staffing executive Brian Hudson... More
Health Advocates Network expands offerings with acquisition
May 12, 2021
Health Advocates Network Inc., a provider of nonclinical staffing to healthcare organizations, expanded its offerings with the acquisition of Staff Today Inc., a Los Angeles-based provider of clinical and nonclinical supplemental staffing services supporting governmental facilities.
MedStaff’s approach to team empowerment
May 12, 2021
Jon Ludwig, Atlas MedStaff’s content brand manager, discusses in Staffing Industry Review why the company — which staffs travel nurses, techs and therapists nationwide — empowers its team to decline someone or transfer them to another person if they are simply not a good fit.