Why do healthcare clients use locum tenens physician staffing?
Hospitals, groups and clinics, from rural solo practices to large metro healthcare systems need help in physician staffing for a variety of reasons. When a physician is on vacation or a sabbatical, filling in for a permanent vacancy. To supplement seasonal physician staffing needs during peak seasons, it is cost effective to supplement the permanent staff with locum tenens physicians rather than staffing at the maximum levels at all times.