June 10, 2021 Healthcare Staffing Report Explore 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 Katherine Alvarez | 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.The pandemic continues to take a toll on nurses' mental health, particularly those early in their career, according to a survey of 22,000 nurses nationwide released by the American Nurses Foundation, the charitable and philanthropic arm of the American Nurses Association.Click to find out more Aya Healthcare acquires temp staffing division of New Mexico Hospital Association’s Hospital Services Corp. June 8, 2021 Healthcare staffing provider Aya Healthcare's Qualivis subsidiary acquired the temporary staffing division of the New Mexico Hospital Association's Hospital Services Corp.Click to find out more New CEO named for Fastaff, US Nursing and other acquired healthcare staffing firms June 8, 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.The announcement was made by private investment firms Cornell Capital and Trilantic North America, which acquired the firms in deals earlier this year. The trustaff, CardioSolution and Stella acquisitions were announced in February.Click to find out more Physicians receiving fewer jobs offers June 8, 2021 Physicians just completing their training are receiving fewer job offers than in the past, likely due to Covid-19, according to a survey released by Merritt Hawkins, a division of AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AMN).Click to find out more Virtual healthcare startup raises $50 million June 8, 2021 Wheel, a healthcare startup based in Austin, Texas, secured $50 million in a series B funding round.The funding round was led by Lightspeed Ventures with existing investors CRV, Silverton Partners, Tusk Venture Partners and J.P. Morgan also participating.Click to find out more Aya Healthcare names group president; Cross Country appoints new CIO June 9, 2021 Aya Healthcare promoted April Hansen to group president, workforce solutions, a new role within the healthcare staffing firm. Separately, Cross Country Healthcare Inc.Click to find out more Private equity invests in MAS Medical Staffing June 9, 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 company of Periscope.MAS Medical Staffing was founded in 2002 and is based in Londonderry, New Hampshire.Click to find out more How to establish a referral program for hiring nurses — The Staffing Stream June 9, 2021Click to find out more Cross Country acquires Workforce Solutions Group June 9, 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. It also provides home care staffing, RPO and contingent workforce evaluation.Click to find out more SIA’s new DE&I Influencers list June 9, 2021Click to find out more