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Many healthcare facilities in the U.S. are already struggling with staffing shortages, but others have turned to healthcare staffing agencies like Barton Associates to fill in the gaps.

We’re diving deep into the four key qualities you should look for in medical staffing agencies and explaining how locum tenens providers can help you ensure continuity of patient care. 

Taking on locum tenens providers brings unique challenges for a healthcare facility—while locums are highly-skilled and adaptable, transitioning to a new work environment can be difficult for anyone to adjust to.

Healthcare facilities act as the backbone to maintaining good health in communities across the United States, and many Americans rely on these organizations for preventative and reactive medical care.

Nich holds the record for the highest sales of any Barton Associates employee in the company’s history—an accomplishment that recently earned him the honor of being named the inaugural inductee in the Barton Associates Hall of Fame. 

Dentists are not distributed equally across the country. In fact, according to the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), around 58 million Americans live in areas designated as a dental health professional shortage area (HPSA).

Workforce challenges (such as personnel shortages) were identified as a top concern for hospital CEOs, according to a survey conducted by the American College of Healthcare Executives.

There’s a growing surgeon shortage in the United States—in fact, forecasts from the AAMC estimate a deficit of 15,800 to 30,200 full-time-equivalent, non-primary care surgeons by 2034.