Demand Continues for Locum Tenens Hospitalists
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.


DALLAS, TX, February 25, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- 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.

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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.

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