This article explores key findings from the 2026 Workforce Innovation Report, analyzing how healthcare executives leverage technology and operational shifts to solve staffing shortages and improve care delivery. Read More
As the healthcare industry continues to face provider shortages—potentially short 81,180 physicians by 2035, for example—healthcare workforce management solutions are helping some hospitals come up with unique ways to address staffing issues. Chicago’s Rush University System for Health is no exception. In March 2024, the hospital system incorporated new technology… Read More
by Christina Rizzo, special education teacher, Aya Education According to the California Department of Education, one in every seven students statewide rely on special education services. As the needs of schools ebb and flow, I felt a responsibility to go where I was needed most. I decided to take… Read More
Aya Locums‘ Associate Vice President of Locums Recruitment, Rhianna Watson, discusses how for some doctors and APPs, locum tenens fills a temporary gap between permanent roles, and for others, it becomes a long-term model that combats healthcare provider burnout, restores autonomy, rekindles their passion for patient care and allows… Read More
Developing the right pencil grip for kids is harder than most parents expect. Laura Robinson, an Aya Education special education teacher, came out of retirement and relocated 2,000 miles from Texas to a rural community in South Carolina’s Lowcountry where she’s working with 15 students, ages four and five… Read More
Alain Raymond, a locum tenens physician assistant, was working a shift in the cardiac surgery unit when his phone buzzed with a message from his staffing agent. He had been nominated, without his knowledge, for a national industry honor. “I thought, well, that’s great,” Raymond said. “And then I… Read More
Financial pressures, staffing mandates, the nursing shortage, and recruitment & retention have hospitals looking for flexible, turnkey technology solutions to solve their staffing challenges. Memorial Health, a leading not-for-profit healthcare organization based in Illinois, was looking for a partner to help fill critical staffing gaps and alleviate mundane and… Read More
Alain Raymond, PA-C, a cardiothoracic surgical physician assistant and a U.S. Navy veteran, discussed the freedom and flexibility of being a locum tenens and what it means to receive this national award. Watch his interview here. Read More
Aya’s founder, Alan Braynin, has been inducted into the Staffing Industry Analysts’ Staffing 100 North America Hall of Fame, an honor long earned and richly deserved. The Staffing 100 North America list celebrates the remarkable leaders whose influence and accomplishments elevate the workforce solutions ecosystem and… Read More
Travel nurse Jaime Duesenberg shares expert insights on maximizing hospital birthing bed features and labor props—including squat bars, stirrups, and grips—to help expectant parents prepare for a safe and comfortable labor and delivery experience. Read More
Hospitals are reporting an increased demand for flexible work options, including float pools, per diem positions, and travel contracts with, almost half reporting plans to increase contingent labor roles by at least 50% in the next year. The extra effort was worth it for Zac Shepherd. In 2017, Shepherd traded a… Read More
Table of Contents Overview Results Challenge Solution Interim leader’s impact Why interim made sense Overview When Scotland Health Care System, a rural community hospital in North Carolina, faced a critical leadership gap in its Imaging Department, they needed… Read More