Barton & Associates Inc. announced a portfolio company of private equity firm H.I.G. Capital completed its previously announced acquisition of the Peabody, Massachusetts-based locum tenens provider.

In addition to locum tenens, Barton provides services in travel nursing, allied healthcare and government-related physician staffing markets. It has 10 offices and more than 1,000 active customers nationwide. The company was founded in 2001.

Lina Gallotto, EVP of Barton Associates and president of Barton Healthcare Staffing, said the company will add hundreds of new employees in 2023 to keep providing staffing services amid the shortage of medical providers.

“The shortage of medical providers in the US will continue to be exacerbated by the demands of an aging population,” Gallotto said. “Barton is able to match willing and qualified medical providers with in-need facilities to provide vital care to their patients.”