Nov. 10, 2016

Healthcare Staffing Report

Amidst a mixed bag of earnings at publicly traded hospital systems, AMN Healthcare and Cross Country Healthcare reported better than expected results for the third quarter of 2016.

AMN and Cross Country results better than expected

7 November 2016

Amidst a mixed bag of earnings at publicly traded hospital systems, AMN Healthcare and Cross Country Healthcare reported better than expected results for the third quarter of 2016.


Private equity firm takes majority stake in AHS Staffing; new execs include former AMN leader

7 November 2016

BelHealth Investment Partners LLC, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, acquired AHS Staffing LLC, a healthcare staffing firm based in Edmond, Okla. AHS Staffing also announced Steven Francis — the co-founder and former chairman and CEO of AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS) —  joined... More


TeamHealth to be acquired for $6.1 billion

7 November 2016

Team Health Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TMH), a clinical outsourcing provider in healthcare, entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds affiliated with global asset manager Blackstone and certain co-investors in a transaction valued at approximately $6.1 billion.


Accountable buys Kentucky firm

7 November 2016

Accountable Healthcare Staffing Inc. acquired Louisville, Ky.-based Horizons Medical Staffing and Hopewell Healthcare.


Fusion Healthcare appoints former Select president as chairman

7 November 2016

Fusion Healthcare Staffing LLC appointed Paul Sorensen as chairman. Sorensen formerly served as president of The Select Family of Companies, which merged with EmployBridge last year.


Aya Healthcare buys HealthCare Select

7 November 2016

Aya Healthcare, a provider of travel nursing and workforce solutions to hospitals, acquired HealthCare Select, which provides VMS and MSP services to help hospitals manage their contingent labor.


AMN changes stock exchange ticker symbol

7 November 2016

AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS), the largest US healthcare staffing firm, changed its New York Stock Exchange trading symbol to “AMN” from “AHS.”


Physician executive compensation rises 8%

7 November 2016

Median compensation for physician executives grew an average of 8% between 2013 and 2016 to $350,000, according to the 10th biennial Physician Leadership Compensation Survey released today by Cejka Executive Search and the American Association for Physician Leadership.