FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DALLAS, TEXAS – February 23, 2010 – Hospital medicine continues to top the list of locum tenens assignments, up 63 percent versus one year ago, according to the most recent data published by The Delta Companies in The Physician Recruiting Standard.
“Approximately 60 percent of all U.S. hospitals and all managed care organizations directly employ or use hospitalists through a locum tenens agency,” says Robert Goin, director of marketing for Delta Locum Tenens.
Hospital medicine has sustained its ranking as first in assignments since the second quarter of 2009.
“Both the physician and facility benefit financially from a hospitalist program,” adds Goin.
The Physician Recruiting Standard is a free, quarterly resource that provides a summary of current data and market trends in physician recruitment.
For more information on The Physician Recruiting Standard and how to request your free copy, visit www.TDCpeople.com/standard.
About The Delta Companies
The Delta Companies offer permanent and temporary staffing solutions nationwide for physicians and allied healthcare professionals through four companies: Delta Physician Placement, Delta Healthcare Placement, Delta Locum Tenens and Delta Flex Travelers.
Contact: Marc Bowles
Chief Marketing Officer, The Delta Companies
Four Hickory Centre
1755 Wittington Place, Suite 175
Dallas, TX 75234
(800) 521-5060 x4102
PR@tdcpeople.com
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