[January 09, 2014]

Parallon Opens First Location in Wisconsin as Demand for High-Quality Healthcare Staffing Grows

With the increased demand for healthcare professionals amidst ongoing nurse shortages and continuing cost pressures on hospitals, Parallon, a leading provider of healthcare business process and operational services, has opened its first Wisconsin-based branch location at 250 East Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee. The new location offers both staffing support to acute and long-term healthcare facilities as well as placement services for experienced nurses, physicians and allied healthcare professionals interested in short and long-term assignments.

"In today's dynamic healthcare environment, hospitals are faced with the ongoing challenge to retain experienced, high-quality healthcare workers. We aim to help our client hospitals manage their most critical asset-the workforce-from recruiting and staffing to improved scheduling technologies," said Brendan Courtney, president and chief executive officer of the Parallon Workforce Solutions business unit. "Milwaukee has a great reputation as a hub for healthcare talent due to the diverse and thriving local healthcare organizations. We're thrilled to help cultivate this local talent and to be part of the solution that provides even greater care to the community."

The Milwaukee office will be led by Michael Mattes, a staffing veteran who has more than 20 years of experience both inside and outside the healthcare industry. Before joining Parallon, he founded Contemporary Medical Staffing, Inc. and provided staffing solutions to numerous healthcare facilities for 14 years.

"The new office allows us to better serve our local clients and to personalize our approach to the growing needs of te area," added Courtney. "We are excited to have a strong and experienced leader like Mike join our team to build the Milwaukee office and to help us grow our presence."

Parallon Workforce Solutions is transforming the way hospitals and healthcare systems staff facilities, through best-practice processes, advanced technologies and expertise proven in "real-world" healthcare settings. Parallon Workforce Solutions provides national placement of highly trained healthcare professionals with strong backgrounds in the emergency room, ICU and operating room, as well as for medical/surgical rotations. Placements include per diem and travel nursing, temporary physician assignments and allied health positions, such as physical therapy and lab technicians. Parallon also helps clients coordinate their recruitment efforts for permanent hires. The new Milwaukee office gives potential candidates the opportunity to meet one-on-one with a professional recruiter to ensure a good career fit.

Headquartered in Sunrise, Fla., the Parallon Workforce Solutions business unit has 28 support and satellite offices that serve clients in 41 states and employs more than 14,000 healthcare professionals in hospitals, health care systems and physician offices across the United States. Visit parallonjobs.com to view current openings in Milwaukee and around the country.

For more information about Parallon, visit www.parallon.com, follow @ParallonConnect on Twitter (News - Alert) or call 855-478-7255.

About Parallon

Headquartered in Franklin, Tenn., Parallon Business Solutions, LLC is a leading provider of healthcare business and operational services. Parallon partners with hospitals and healthcare systems to improve their business performance through proven practices in revenue cycle; technology; workforce management and consulting, in addition to group purchasing and supply chain management through HealthTrust Purchasing Group, L.P. Parallon is dedicated to bringing deep and evolving industry knowledge, a long track record of operational excellence and a broad portfolio of services to all partnerships in order to help clients thrive in the communities they serve. Together with its affiliates, Parallon employs more than 24,000 professionals and serves more than 1,400 hospitals and 11,000 non-acute care providers, including ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices and alternate care sites. Visit www.parallon.com or follow @ParallonConnect.

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