HealthTrust Workforce Solutions CEO and President Brendan Courtney and Senior Vice President of Strategic Accounts & MSP Jim Davis recently visited our staffing partners in Nebraska. 

We had a great visit a few weeks back to Omaha before the weather became what is to be expected this time of year. Many thanks to all of our hosts and valued partner teams.

Omaha is unique in our space given the concentration of high performing travel/staffing partners which to HWS represents in excess of $100 million in managed spend relevant to the clients we support. We appreciate all you have and continue to do enabling our clients to provide a higher level of care to their patients.

During our visits, we met with various teams from Atlas Staffing, Aureus Medical, Medical Solutions, Triage Staffing and Fusion Medical Staffing to discuss program performance, best practices and opportunities for future growth.

We'd like to take a moment to thank these great staffing partners for their valued partnership! 

Craig Wolf, Matt Neel, Craig Meier and Joel Trembly from Aureus Medical and Medical Solutions catch up with Brendan Courtney and Jim Davis over dinner. 

Congratulations on what appears to be a really great combination of leadership, market focus and cultures! We look forward to working with the combined operating organization. 

Aureus, now combined with Medical Solutions and PPR, continues to be a power house of support for our managed programs. We appreciate the continued partnership and look forward to the combined capabilities of three (becoming one) great organizations.

Aureus Medical team members Michele Wood, Rachel Erickson, Emily Knight, Sharon Dankert, Kris Knudsen, Jarrod Diepraam, Jeff West, Craig Wolf and Kent Johnson with Brendan Courtney and Jim Davis. 

Fusion Medical Staffing team members Amanda Hoeke and Janielle Bell. 

Triage Staffing management team members John Maaske, Olan Kline, Mallory Messenger, Erik Mockelstrom, Angie Yost, Kerrie Mockelstrom, Kendra Inness, Don Wallingford, and Matt McVeigh with Brendan Courtney and Jim Davis.

Meeting the entire Triage Staffing team. 

John and Erik surprised us by clearing the entire floor for a mini-town hall. Great atmosphere and vibe in the Triage office. Many thanks for the time you afforded us.

Atlas Staffing team members Stephen Seitner, Keahna Williams, Steve Ryan, and Rich Smith with Brendan Courtney and Jim Davis. 

What a great story and team here. Really enjoyed the visit, new space and vision you guys have for the future.

The latest BLS Economic Situation report revealed that the economy created a robust and unexpected 266,000 new jobs in November, with the healthcare sector once again leading the way contributing 45,200 jobs or nearly 17% of all job growth.

The unemployment rate dipped to 3.6%, the lowest since 1969. This was the largest increase seen in the last 10 months amid the longest economic expansion in U.S. which has lasted for 11 years.

We are pleased to share our Q3 2019 HWS Staffing Partner Excellence Spotlight, featuring performance leaders from among our top 20 strategic staffing partners. Congratulations to our top performers and thank you to all of our valued program participants. We appreciate your partnership and the important role you and your clinicians play in the delivery of quality patient care.

With Thanksgiving just a few days away, we would like to take a moment to demonstrate our gratitude and thank each of you for your hard work and dedication to our MSP Progrram this part year.

We are proud that the HWS MSP Strategic Partner Program is made up of such great partners who work hard each day, creating both career opportunities for healthcare professionals and ensuring the delivery of patient care across the country.  We are all part of something so much bigger than our ourselves and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others every day is something we all should be truly grateful for.

Happy Thanksgiving to each of you and yours. We hope you all enjoy a day of food, family, friends, and football!

Tell Us: What is your favorite Thanksgiving tradition?

Each Friday we will be sharing a new trivia question. The first person to correctly answer the question in the "Comments" section will receive HWS swag and other prizes!  

Last week we asked, "Within the HWS MSP, which state has the most travel contracts?" 

We're pleased to name Carly Luongo (TNAA) as our winner with her correct answer of "Florida".  This is Carly's 2nd win!

Julie Phipps is our HWS Program Director for Locum Tenens MSP. Based in our Sunrise corporate office, Julie and her team of eight support hospitals, physician services groups and clinics nationwide with their contract physician needs.  

“My team and I bridge the gap in physician staffing,” Julie says. “When a physician needs to leave due to an emergency, FMLA or for any other reason, we provide any and all levels of support that the facility may need to find a quality contract physician to fill the vacancy.”

Each Friday we will be sharing a new trivia question. The first person to correctly answer the question in the "Comments" section will receive HWS swag and other prizes!  

Last week we asked, "According to the CDC, what is the best way to prevent catching the flu?" 

We're pleased to name Beth Swope (Health Carousel) as our winner with her correct answer of "get the flut shot".

This fall, travel nurses have more travel nursing destination options than ever before. To help simplify the decision-making process, we've ranked our top states by contract demand. 

Here are HealthTrust's Top 10 Travel Nursing locations that each offer an unique experience for travel nurses. 

• Florida
• North Carolina
• Georgia
• Virginia
• Tennessee
• Louisiana
• Texas
• Kansas
• Colorado
• Nevada

Tell Us: Which state is most popular among your travel nurses?

Each Friday we will be sharing a new trivia question. The first person to correctly answer the question in the "Comments" section will receive HWS swag and other prizes!  

Last week we asked, "How many healthcare jobs have been created in the U.S. in the last 12 months?"

We're pleased to name Carly Luongo (TNAA) as our winner with her correct answer of "402K". 

To learn more about how you can stay healthy during flu season, check out our infographic below!