Barton Associates Ranks Among Largest U.S. Healthcare Staffing Firms in SIA’s 2026 Report

Recognition comes during a milestone year of strategic acquisitions, workforce expansion and investments in the clinician experience.

Barton Associates, a leading locum tenens staffing and workforce solutions company, has been recognized by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) as one of the Largest Healthcare Staffing Firms in the United States for 2026, ranking No. 23 among 90 firms on this year’s list.

The recognition comes during a milestone year for Barton Associates. As the company celebrates 25 years in business, 2026 has also been a year of significant growth and transformation, with investments designed to expand Barton’s capabilities while strengthening the experience it delivers to clinicians and healthcare organizations.

“Being recognized among the largest healthcare staffing firms in the country is an exciting milestone, but what matters most is the impact behind that growth,” said April Hansen, MSN, RN, CEO of Barton Associates. “Every placement represents a clinician supported in their career, a healthcare organization getting the coverage it needs, and patients receiving timely, quality care. That’s what people first, performance always means to us.”

This year, Barton completed two strategic acquisitions, adding a permanent placement business and an MSP platform to build a more holistic suite of healthcare workforce solutions. At the same time, investments in quality have helped increase fill rates by 5% and reduce assignment cancellations by 10%

Barton has also prioritized the clinician experience. The company has earned a 4.7 out of 5 Trustpilot rating across 600 reviews, representing a 9% improvement, while introducing digital credentialing through Axuall to help simplify the path to assignment. An expanded partnership with Earned gives Barton locum tenens clinicians access to additional financial resources focused on wealth building and tax optimization. 

For more than 25 years, Barton has worked to connect clinicians with healthcare organizations where their skills are needed most. Today, Barton supports healthcare organizations nationwide across 12 specialties and 149 subspecialties, while continuing to invest in the people, technology, and workforce solutions shaping its next chapter.

About Barton Associates

Barton Associates is a leading healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company connecting physicians, advanced practice clinicians, and dentists with healthcare organizations across the United States. For more than 25 years, Barton has worked to connect exceptional talent to real-time needs with urgency, precision, and purpose.

People First. Performance Always.