It isn’t every year a pandemic strikes. Not since H1N1 have medical facilities across the country braced themselves for a potential deluge of patients. Unlike H1N1, though, the impacts of COVID-19 spread more rapidly than expected—and so much more was asked of our healthcare providers.
That’s where locum tenens providers came in.
One-by-one, facility-by-facility, locums professionals stepped up. They showed up when COVID-19 arrived, when it peaked, and as second and third “waves” of the disease take root. Even as areas of the country have reopened, closed, and reopened again, locums providers have come forward to help facilities and communities in need.
That—among so many other reasons—is why we celebrate them on National Locum Tenens Week. For the facilities they have alleviated staffing pressure for during this time, and the healthcare staff they have provided respite and relief for, as the demands of the pandemic raged.
As background, National Locum Tenens Week occurs annually the second week in August. Led by the National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations® (NALTO®), the program’s annual celebration provides a platform to collectively recognize locum tenens providers and the contributions made by staffing agencies to the U.S. healthcare industry.
When we asked Floyd Lee Locums CEO, Natasha Lee, to describe the impact of locums on facilities, she noted, “Nothing short of incredible. During this time, locums providers have become a part—not of a role or a contract—but of hope. They gave communities, facilities, and permanent staff an opportunity to breathe easier knowing they were there to help.”
In the year ahead, it’s critical to recognize these contributions. It’s important to continue lifting up those who do great things. And to continue looking toward the future of locums with potential and pride.
About Floyd Lee Locums
Floyd Lee Locums provides an elite concierge experience to physicians, clinicians, and advanced practice providers in hospitals and healthcare facilities nationwide. Named the 2020 and 2021 “Best Staffing Firms to Temp For” by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), our hands-on approach to delivering best-in-class service, personalized career solutions, and coverage that positively impacts patient outcomes is setting a new standard in the locums industry.