AMN in the News

By Ashley Halsey III, Washington Post
June 20, 2009

As the debate on overhauling the nation's health-care system exploded into partisan squabbling this week, virtually everyone still agreed on one point: There are not enough primary-care doctors to meet current needs, and providing health insurance to 46 million more people would threaten to overwhelm the system.
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By Erin Thompson, USA TODAY
June 3, 2009

A study by Merritt Hawkins and Associates shows that appointment wait times have increased on average by more than a week since the survey was last conducted in 2004.
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By Marcia Faller, RN, MSN, executive vice president and chief clinical officer, AMN Healthcare

A sense of relief has seemed to prevail in many hospitals during the past few months. After struggling with extremely difficult recruitment and turnover of registered nurses in recent years, the recession has seemingly eliminated the most serious nursing shortage the U.S. has ever experienced. Literally thousands of nurses have returned to the nursing workforce, increased the number of hours they work or delayed retirement. This behavior has led to reduced vacancy rates in hospital staff nurse positions across the country.
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By Marcia Faller, RN, MSN, executive vice president and chief clinical officer, AMN Healthcare

Historically speaking, nursing shortages come and go. The current nursing shortage, however, is not projected to end anytime in the next two decades. Rather, it is predicted to become the most severe shortage ever. Given a sustained and critical shortage of nurses, it has become practical and even necessary to learn more about what motivates nurses. Why do nurses choose the career, how happy they are in their jobs and, maybe even more importantly, what causes them to be dissatisfied and leave their jobs and/or the profession altogether?  
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By Marcia Faller, RN, MSN, executive vice president and chief clinical officer, AMN Healthcare

Friends—or friends of friends—often ask for advice on how best to pursue a nursing career.  In many cases, they are seeking direction on educational choices.  It was recently that I spoke to a person who aspires to become a nurse and wanted my suggestions on being accepted into a nursing program.
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By Marcia Faller, RN, MSN, Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, AMN Healthcare

Across the country I am hearing reports of hospitals experiencing census that is lower than expected. Even in the midst of flu season, which normally brings census to its peak, hospitals are finding themselves with fewer patients, lower nursing vacancies and lower turnover; all of which are likely early symptoms of the current degradation of the economy. Consumers are holding off from having elective or non-emergent health treatments, and there are more nurses available because they are more willing to go back to work full time, put in overtime, or postpone retirement and job changes because of the actual or potential reduction of their family’s income. 
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By Monica Rhor, The Associated Press
January 2, 2009
 

In this sleepy country town, which sprang up around a railroad junction and the start of the Chisholm trail, folks give out their phone numbers by the last four digits, the annual Tom-Tom festival culminates with the crowning of the Tomato King and Queen, and everybody knows Doc Watson. Over the last 50 years, the tall and lanky family practitioner delivered a good many of the town's residents and doctored most of the others.

This month, Watson received the Country Doctor of the Year award, which honors a primary care physician who best exemplifies the spirit of rural practitioners. The award is given out by Staff Care, the largest physician staffing service in the country, which hopes to attract more young doctors to family practice.
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November 20, 2008

Susan Nowakowski, president and CEO of AMN Healthcare, was interviewed on the Fox Business network following her participation in the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council, a gathering of 100 CEOs from leading firms across the nation. The prestigious group met to discuss key issues to forward to President-elect Barack Obama for consideration as he begins his first term early next year. The interview focuses on the impact of the physician and nurse shortage on healthcare reform.
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By Don Cowan, senior director of Corporate Communications and Amanda Sounart, associate editor, AMN Healthcare
July 2008

Setting the standards for quality care and positive outcomes, The Joint Commission only awards their coveted Gold Seal of Approval™ to the best companies and facilities in the healthcare field. Placing each of the prospective seal recipients through a rigorous review of their clinical standards, service delivery and information management, the reward for this arduous process is the ability to offer patients the comfort of knowing they are in the hands of the highest quality healthcare professionals.
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April 28, 2008

InfuSystem Holdings, Inc., the leading provider of ambulatory infusion pumps and associated clinical services, today announced the appointment of David C. Dreyer of AMN Healthcare and James L. Freddo, M.D. to the board of directors, bringing the total to eight members.
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