Piedmont Healthcare is one of Atlanta’s largest healthcare systems with more than 5,000 medical professionals on staff, eight hospitals, and roughly $2.9 billion in revenue. Led by its flagship facility, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital is a 488-bed acute tertiary care facility specializing in heart health, transplant services, and cancer care. The Challenge In 2011, Piedmont Healthcare …
Thanks to the growing nationwide clinician shortage, many hospitals now rely on contingent staff to maintain their patient care standards. However, as a contingent workforce grows in size, the potential risk to a hospital can also increase. For example, a contingent clinician with outdated credentials could expose a facility to substantial fines, penalties, and even …
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect opportunity for everyone, including healthcare professionals, to take stock of their own mental health. Did you know that one in five Americans suffer from mental illness each year? Clinicians are not immune. They make life and death decisions daily, and over time, that stress …
At Medical Solutions, we are continually inspired by nurses. As the backbone of the healthcare industry, nurses make a difference in the lives of their patients by providing compassionate, personalized care. For that and a million other reasons, we have a profound sense of gratitude for the work nurses do. Obviously, your facility does too. …
Thanks to the nationwide nursing shortage, many hospital leaders are willing to take on a Travel Nurse who can simply “do the job.” In the scramble to fill open positions, it can be easy to disregard the importance of finding an experienced clinician who is also the right cultural fit for your facility. After all, …
Are you ready for the AONE annual meeting? Read on to learn more about the nurse leader conference of the year! AONE or the American Organization of Nurse Executives has been around for 51 years. AONE’s annual meeting is a weekend-long event packed with educational courses, social events, and networking opportunities for nurse leaders. …
Did you know that one in eight people do not have access to safe, clean drinking water? Even more astonishing, roughly half of the Earth’s hospital beds are occupied by people with preventable waterborne diseases, according to the World Health Organization. These alarming stats are why Medical Solutions will once again partner with Planet Water …
Nurses are critical to the delivery of quality patient care, and as such, it’s important to take the time to recognize their amazing efforts. Nurses Week, which takes place from May 6th to May 12th, is the perfect time to celebrate your facility’s nursing staff. May is just around the corner, so now is a …
Medical Solutions is proud to share the exciting news that our CEO, Craig Meier, has been named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2018 North America Staffing 100. According to Staffing Industry Analysts, this list is comprised of 100 notable influencers “whose passion and contributions have made a positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of workers …