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June 15, 2023

San Diego Business Journal: ‘Uber of Nursing’ Tackles Staffing Shortages

With its headquarters in Sorrento Valley, privately held Aya Healthcare developed the Shifts app to support nurses with finding work opportunities at the facilities they want, when they want. The company operates the nation’s largest digital platform for flexible work by connecting employers with a healthcare… Read More

Aya Media Buzz

June 1, 2023

San Diego Union-Tribune: Is your Company a Great Place to Work? The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Top Workplaces wants your Feedback

Aya Healthcare, with headquarters in Sorrento Valley, has taken part in Top Workplaces for the past nine years. The largest health care staffing company in the U.S., Aya Healthcare finished No. 1 last year among San Diego top workplaces in the large-company category and… Read More

Aya Media Buzz

May 17, 2023

NBC: The Importance of CPR during Cardiac Arrest, Learned by this Mother and Daughter

Eva Blakely’s life was saved when she went into sudden cardiac arrest, due to her daughter Taylor’s quick thinking and training as a Aya Healthcare ICU registered nurse. View the full story here. Read More

Aya Media Buzz

May 8, 2023

Report: Nursing in 2023 – How Hospitals are Confronting Shortages

Nursing turnover is a significant problem for healthcare providers, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made it worse. According to a recent survey, 31% of nurses are likely to leave their direct patient care jobs in the next year, compared to 22% in 2021. Inpatient registered nurses have the highest intent… Read More

Aya Media Buzz

May 3, 2023

Forbes: Meet America’s Best Recruiting and Staffing Firms 2023

Statista surveyed 5,200 external recruiters, HR or hiring managers and participants who’ve worked with at least one of the firms, and gave them the chance to recommend and assess recruiting and staffing companies. The survey period ran from November 2022 through late February 2023, and the firms that received the… Read More

Aya Media Buzz

May 1, 2023

WSJ: Nurses Flock Back to Hospitals After Leaving in the Pandemic

The shift comes as soaring pay from temporary agencies slumps. Aya Healthcare’s temporary-nurse pay is down about 28% from a year ago, said Alan Braynin, chief executive of the agency. Many nurses who left hospital jobs due to exhaustion or to pursue lucrative temporary work during the pandemic are returning… Read More

Aya Media Buzz

April 28, 2023

Fox 5 San Diego: New App Allows Nurses to Pick Up Open Shifts at Short-Staffed Hospitals

Aya ICU RN, Chantal, is a native San Diegan and one of our many “gig nurses.” As a gig nurse, Chantal has the flexibility to care for her young children while studying to become a family nurse practitioner. Chantal uses an app called Shifts to find… Read More

Aya Media Buzz

March 9, 2023

Healthcare’s Great Untethering: What’s Driving Doctors, Nurses, and Therapists Out of Full-Time Employment

Aya’s group president of workforce solutions, April Hansen, discussed how we’re seeing a return of the career traveler, and shared how they’re seeking flexibility and upskilling. More and more healthcare professionals in the US, including doctors, are turning to self-employment and contract work, spurred on by the pandemic and a… Read More

Aya Media Buzz

February 14, 2023

Aya Healthcare Named a Top Workplace in the USA for 2023

Aya Healthcare, the largest provider of healthcare staffing services and software in the nation, was named a Top Workplace in the USA for 2023. Aya ranked second out of 100 in the large company category. Additionally, Aya was recognized in multiple categories including Top Workplace for Employee Appreciation, Employee Well-Being… Read More

Aya Media Buzz

February 14, 2023

SDBJ: Aya Healthcare Recruiting Nurses for UC San Diego Health

San Diego-based medical staffing company, Aya Healthcare, has partnered with UC San Diego Health to address the ongoing shortage of healthcare workers. The partnership aims to recruit nurses and other hospital staff for permanent positions as well as temporary roles. Sophia Morris, Executive Vice President of Client Fulfillment and Strategy… Read More

Aya Media Buzz

February 10, 2023

Medical Economics: Why Locum Tenens Work is a Viable Solution for Fighting Burnout in the Medical Field

Sophia Morris, EVP, Client Fulfillment & Strategy Teams, shared how physicians can find flexibility and financial benefits while developing their careers through locum tenens. The current system is not doing enough to alleviate physician burnout, which has resulted in a significant prevalence of burnout among physicians. One solution gaining… Read More

Aya Media Buzz

January 25, 2023

North Carolina Hospital Association’s Solutions Insider: Healthcare Staffing

Get ready for an exciting episode of Solutions Insider! Join the host Jody Fleming as she sits down with the esteemed Sherry Kolb, President Emeritus of Qualivis, to discuss one of the hottest topics in healthcare today: staffing. From the pre-pandemic landscape to the current state of affairs, they delve… Read More

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