June 10, 2021

Healthcare Staffing Report

The US is seeing some light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel, but an unseen causality may remain in the mental health of its frontline healthcare providers, particularly nurses.

Mental health: Nurse burnout benefits no one

8 June 2021

The US is seeing some light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel, but an unseen causality may remain in the mental health of its frontline healthcare providers, particularly nurses.


Aya Healthcare acquires temp staffing division of New Mexico Hospital Association’s Hospital Services Corp.

8 June 2021

Healthcare staffing provider Aya Healthcare’s Qualivis subsidiary acquired the temporary staffing division of the New Mexico Hospital Association’s Hospital Services Corp. 


New CEO named for Fastaff, US Nursing and other acquired healthcare staffing firms

8 June 2021

Bart Valdez has been named the CEO of the combined healthcare staffing firms Fastaff LLC, US Nursing Corp., trustaff Management Inc., CardioSolution LLC and Stella.ai Inc.


Physicians receiving fewer jobs offers

8 June 2021

Physicians just completing their training are receiving fewer job offers than in the past, likely due to Covid-19,


Virtual healthcare startup raises $50 million

8 June 2021

Wheel, a healthcare startup based in Austin, Texas, secured $50 million in a series B funding round.


Aya Healthcare names group president; Cross Country appoints new CIO

9 June 2021

Aya Healthcare promoted April Hansen to group president, workforce solutions, a new role within the healthcare staffing firm. Separately, Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRN) appointed Phillip Noe to the role of chief information officer.


Private equity invests in MAS Medical Staffing

9 June 2021

Private equity firm Periscope Equity announced an investment in per diem and travel nurse provider MAS Medical Staffing LLC — which SIA ranked as the 40th-largest US healthcare staffing firm last year — in a recapitalization in partnership with management. MAS Medical Staffing is now a portfolio... More


Cross Country acquires Workforce Solutions Group

9 June 2021

Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRN) announced it acquired Workforce Solutions Group Inc., a firm that works with local and national healthcare plans and managed care providers to coordinate in-home care services.