Parallon Workforce Solutions has changed its name to HealthTrust Workforce Solutions^SM! 

Imagine receiving free tuition to nursing school just by earning your high school diploma or GED, as well as passing a drug screen. That is the reality for a handful of Detroit residents thanks to Oakland University’s School of Nursing at Focus Hope. The school is currently seeking new students before the end of September to participate in the program.

14,000 healthcare jobs were created in August. Were you a part of the jobs growth? If you weren't part of the growth taking place or simply are looking to explore new dimensions of your healthcare career, connect with Parallon Workforce Solutions today. 

Emergency nurses need to be ready for anything. These nurses are some of the first people to see patients who suffer critical injuries or experience health emergencies. Oftentimes, these patients have not yet received a diagnosis, so emergency nurses must be quick on their feet and skilled in decision making when every second counts.

Parallon Workforce Solutions sent nearly two dozen nurses to assist in Louisiana immediately following the state’s historic flooding. Many of the nurses stayed for more than a week to help in areas that received the most damage. Although a healthcare facility’s patients are always at the top of a nurse’s priority list, the medical staff also needs to be supported after disaster strikes.

Parallon Workforce Solutions (PWS) was ranked as one of the Largest Healthcare Staffing Firms in the United States! This ranking was determined by Staffing Industry Analysts based on the amount of revenue generated overall and from each staffing segment in 2015.  

St. Luke’s University Health Network, a 972-bed nonprofit health system in Pennsylvania, faced two increasingly persistent challenges. One was economic, as the health system faced continuing pressure on margins because of rising costs and diminishing payments and reimbursements. The other was meeting its staffing goals in an increasingly tight healthcare labor market.

The HealthTrust University Conference and Vendor Fair allows companies in the healthcare field to share their innovative products and services with industry leaders. HealthTrust members from hospitals and other healthcare facilities across the country attend the annual conference to build relationships with new and existing vendors, as well as attend presentations and panel discussions on a variety of topics.

Hospitals are not immune to natural disasters. Ochsner Medical Center in Baton Rouge transferred more than 40 patients to other facilities due to the recent flooding in Louisiana. Similarly, a tornado in Joplin, Missouri in 2011 left injured residents with limited medical resources when the twister destroyed the city’s hospital. So what do hospitals do to prepare?  

No matter where you live, children’s back to school shopping lists contain many of the same items: pens for writing, markers for drawing, and tissues for when the child inevitably catches a cold. To help keep children healthy throughout the school year, Nurse Ruth Gallagher shares six back to school health tips.