Last year’s Healthcare Staffing Summit in Chicago, IL brought some feedback from hospitals staffing agencies and travel nurses alike.
Here are some of the main highlights from the Healthcare Staffing Summit In Chicago, IL:
- Large travel nurse agencies are paying the lowest rates
- More hospitals are planning to use travel nurses
- Hospitals are planning on using more travel nurses than per diem nurses
- 63% of travel nurses typically work in hospitals, 10% in clinics
- Florida, California, Texas and New York are the largest employers of travel nurses
- Travel nurses are tired of unprofessional agencies
- Hospitals are tired of being matched with travel nurses who are not good at their jobs
- Hospitals like having the ability to quickly be matched with an appropriate travel nurse
- The Department of Defense and the Veteran’s Administration are using more travel nurses
The annual Healthcare Staffing Summit brings together senior-level executives and staffing agency owners to focus on strategic and tactical ideas that are of interest to a variety of healthcare staffing segments – including travel nursing, per diem nursing, locum tenens, and allied medical. Participants listen to, and interact with, industry leaders and analysts, gather and share best practices information and take part in peer discussions.
The next Healthcare Staffing Summit takes place September 8 - 10 at the San Francisco Hilton in California.