Katherine Alvarez

Managing Editor

Recent Articles

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

September 7, 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

August 11, 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

June 8, 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.

US Healthcare Staffing Market Assessment: Segment to grow 7% this year, decline in 2022

May 12, 2021

A surge in demand for Covid care during the pandemic more than offset a decline in demand from shutdowns and fewer elective surgeries, according to SIA’s “US Healthcare Staffing Market Assessment: 2021 Update” released April 27.  But the report expects demand for Covid care to mostly abate... More

Travel nurse revenue doubles year over year: Pulse report

April 7, 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

March 3, 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

January 13, 2021

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

Bright future for home healthcare staffing sector

November 10, 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

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.

Telemedicine: Answering the call

September 7, 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.