In the 1970s two physicians from the University of Utah developed a program that sent temporary physicians into rural hospitals while local physicians received needed training.

4. Nearly half of those surveyed (47%) said that working locum tenens was more satisfying than working in a permanent position. 5. Forty-five percent of respondents said that they would stop working ...

About 52,000 physicians worked as locum tenens in 2019, representing about 6% of all practicing physicians. About 85% of hospitals, medical groups, and other provider venues used locum tenens ...

The company’s 2022 Survey of Locum Tenens Staffing Trends: Moving Toward a More Flexible Physician Workforce indicates that 88% of hospitals, medical groups, and other healthcare facilities used ...

More doctors are working locum tenens, taking a temporary job in hospitals, group practices and clinics. They choose locum tenens work for a variety of reasons: good pay, the freedom to live in a ...

Many physicians who are coming to the end of the end of their careers are keeping their hand in medicine by doing locum tenens work. Despite the fact that younger physicians are moving into ...

Another measure of the industry’s growth is that membership of The National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO), formed in 2001 to lead this fledgling industry, has doubled since 2019.

Locum tenens for nurse practitioners (NPs), a term historically applied to physicians, refers to taking temporary assignments ...

Global Locum Tenens Staffing Market Global Locum Tenens Staffing Market Dublin, Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Locum Tenens Staffing Market by Type, by End-user, and by Region" report has ...

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jackson + Coker Locum Tenens, a leader in staffing solutions for locum tenens including advanced practice and telehealth, today announced that its senior vice ...

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jackson and Coker Locum Tenens, a leader in staffing solutions for locum tenens including advanced practice, today announced it has been named a Wellbeing First ...

All Star Healthcare Solutions ("All Star" or the "Company"), a premier, full-service healthcare staffing firm focused exclusively on the locum tenens market, today announced the strategic ...