Squeezed by Temp Nurse Costs, Hospital Systems Create Their Own Staffing Agencies

December 15, 2022

(Kaiser Health News) – An increasing number of hospital systems like Allegheny Health Network have created in-house staffing teams to cope with the pandemic-fueled nursing shortage — and try to beat private temp staffing agencies at their own game. Depending on the system, the nurses could work a weeklong stint or a multiple-week assignment at a hospital and then do a similar schedule at another facility. (Read More)