Katherine Alvarez

Managing Editor

Recent Articles

Healthcare staffing revenue to grow 24% this year: SIA Forecast

7 September 2021

Driven by a 40% expansion in the travel nurse segment, healthcare staffing is now projected to grow 24% year over year in 2021 — up from the April forecast of 7% — to reach $24.7 billion.

Healthcare Pulse: Travel nurse staffing revenue almost doubles, Covid vaccinations a concern

11 August 2021

Travel nursing continues this year’s historic run and again led the way across sectors in terms of median revenue growth in June with an increase of 95%, up from 85% in the survey covering May, according to SIA’s July Pulse Survey Report. 

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.

Travel nurse revenue doubles year over year: Pulse report

7 April 2021

The travel nurse skill segment continues to show disproportionate gains with revenue up by more than 100% year over year in February, according to the median response in the SIA’s most recent Pulse Survey. 

Foreign healthcare talent: Covid challenges abound but possible relief ahead

3 March 2021

The flow of international nurses and other foreign-educated healthcare talent into the US slowed to a trickle amid the pandemic, exacerbating an already critical nurse shortage. Lockdowns and pandemic-related logistical challenges hampered suppliers’ ability to bring in workers, but providers are expecting... More

Nurse staffing: Online platforms poised to make their mark

13 January 2021

Online platforms for nurse staffing are growing quickly, a beneficiary of Covid-19 and more. 

Bright future for home healthcare staffing sector

10 November 2020

Growth opportunities abound in the home healthcare staffing sector as rising healthcare costs back a push toward value-based care and the Covid-19 pandemic makes families leery of placing loved ones at residential facilities.

Covid-19 driving disparity in demand

6 October 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.

Telemedicine: Answering the call

7 September 2020

Covid-19 has pushed the use of telemedicine exponentially — and it appears this trend will continue post-Covid, providing a growing niche space for healthcare staffing providers.

Vital signs improve for healthcare sector

7 July 2020

Healthcare staffing demand has seemed a dichotomy amid the Covid-19 outbreak, with near unfillable demand for some roles while others face layoffs and furloughs. But months into the pandemic, healthcare employment is showing signs of stabilization.