Merritt Hawkins & Associates, an AMN Healthcare, Inc. company, is the largest permanent placement physician search and consulting firm in the United States. Merritt Hawkins conducts more than 2,600 permanent physician search assignments each year. Merritt Hawkins & Associates also specializes in the permanent recruitment of advanced practice allied health care professionals, such as certified registered nurse anesthetists, pharmacists, dosimetrists, medical physicists, radiation therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists and others. The company is widely published and provides research information that includes a variety of surveys, such as its Review of Physician Recruitment Incentives (published annually in Modern Healthcare magazine) its Survey of Final Year Medical Residents, which has been referenced in The Wall Street Journal and many other publications, and its' Survey of Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue. In addition, the firm conducts educational seminars and staffing presentations at conferences nationwide. Merritt Hawkins & Associates' expertise is reflected in the dozens of articles written by or quoting its consultants that are published in health care journals every year. An industry leader for 20 years, Merritt Hawkins & Associates is the most consistently effective and service-oriented physician search firm in the nation.

Staff Care, an AMN Healthcare, Inc. company, is the nation's leading locum tenens staffing firm, working with over 8,500 independent contractor providers annually. Staff Care fills short-term vacancies in all physician specialties, as well as CRNAs. The company assists hospitals, medical groups, occupational medical clinics, individual practitioners, networks, psychiatric facilities, government institutions, and other organizations to maintain patient care, referrals, and revenue. Recognized publications, such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and American Medical News, regularly seek the expertise of Staff Care consultants, and the company publishes several annual studies of the healthcare staffing industry. Staff Care also sponsors the prestigious Country Doctor of the Year Award®. This annual award, which honors the spirit, skill and dedication of America's rural medical practitioners, has brought positive recognition to rural medicine through profiles in dozens of media outlets, including Parade, People magazine, USA Today, The New York Times, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and many others.

Med Travelers, an AMN Healthcare, Inc. company, specializes in the placement of temporary & permanent mid-level professionals, including all imaging modalities, and other allied health care professionals. More than 6,000 technologists and therapists work with Med Travelers annually, covering temporary shortages at hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The company has earned national recognition from clients and providers for its thorough pre-qualifying process, premier malpractice insurance coverage, and flexible assignment lengths.

For Further information, call Kurt Mosley at 800.876.0500 or go to www.merritthawkins.com, www.staffcare.com, www.medtravelers.com.