Oct. 8, 2020
With spikes in demand to treat Covid-19 patients, alongside reduced non-Covid care, we are seeing a temporary bifurcation in healthcare staffing that may be unprecedented.
Covid-19 driving disparity in demand
October 6, 2020
With spikes in demand to treat Covid-19 patients, alongside reduced non-Covid care, we are seeing a temporary bifurcation in healthcare staffing that may be unprecedented.
Nordic acquires Amsterdam-based healthcare IT consulting firm
October 6, 2020
Nordic, a healthcare consulting and healthcare IT staffing provider based in Madison, Wisconsin, acquired Tasman Global, a healthcare IT consulting firm based in Amsterdam.
Investment group's $18.6 million funding round targets healthcare staffing
October 6, 2020
Staffing Venture Capital, a private investment group, announced an $18.6 million funding round that will enable it to invest in staffing firms with a focus on healthcare staffing.
Poll finds 85% of nurses struggle with burnout
October 6, 2020
A survey by NurseGrid, a nationwide network of nurses, found that 85% of nurses are struggling to manage burnout on at least some level.
Hawaii to spend $14 million on healthcare staffing amid Covid-19 crisis
October 6, 2020
Hawaii’s Department of Health will spend $14 million to bring in more than 200 additional nurses and other specialists to the state during the next four months to help the state handle the Covid-19 crisis.
Majority of job candidates optimistic about job market return by year’s end; top jobs include healthcare roles
October 6, 2020
A majority of job candidates, 58%, are confident the job market will turn around by the end of the year, according to a poll taken Sept. 4 by jobs website Monster Worldwide.
Healthcare staffing industry leader Stan Hirota passes away
October 6, 2020
Longtime staffing industry veteran Seiki “Stan” Hirota died unexpectedly on Aug. 26.
Healthcare staffing steps up during Covid-19 — The Staffing Stream
October 6, 2020
The staffing industry’s importance to the healthcare ecosystem has never been more evident than during the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Shane Jackson, president of Jackson Healthcare, in The Staffing Stream.
Big Ten partnerships for athletes’ Covid-19 testing include Maxim Healthcare (The Wisconsin State Journal)
October 6, 2020
Biodesix Inc. and its contractor, Maxim Healthcare Staffing Services Inc., will be collecting and testing samples for daily Covid-19 testing for football teams on campuses across the Big Ten Conference, The Wisconsin State Journal reported.
Board-level diversity a driving force for social justice: AMN Healthcare CEO
October 6, 2020
Discrimination and injustice are not only being confronted on the streets of our cities and in government and courts, but also in the boardrooms of corporations, writes AMN Healthcare CEO Susan Salka in a Staffing Industry Review article.