AMN Healthcare CEO Susan Salka Recognized as Top Influential
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AHS), the innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and largest provider of staffing services in the nation, announced today that Susan Salka, AMN's President, CEO and Director, has been named one of San Diego's "Top Influentials" in The Daily Transcript | San Diego Source. This is the second time that Ms. Salka has been honored.
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"As a business leader in the San Diego community, I am incredibly honored to share this award with the other deserving men and women who are driving the success of this region while making important contributions on a global level. As AMN has grown and expanded its presence in San Diego over the past 28 years, our dedicated team members, clinicians and physicians have served as the force behind our success, and I would like to thank them," stated Ms. Salka.
The "Top Influentials" award recognizes individuals who have contributed to the public discussion, were newsmakers throughout the year, serve as opinion leaders within the community and/or led their enterprises to a special accomplishment. Nominees are submitted by the publication's staff and members of the San Diego business community. Finalists are chosen by the publisher, senior editors and management.
Under Ms. Salka's leadership, AMN has evolved into the innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and the largest and most diversified healthcare staffing company in the nation. In 2013 alone, AMN launched a Digital Transformation Initiative, incorporating innovative digital and social recruiting strategies to its online presence; was named the largest healthcare staffing company in the U.S. for the tenth time by Staffing Industry Analysts; received the HRO Today Baker's Dozen Award for outstanding quality and customer service of its Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) program; and expanded its service offerings with the acquisition of ShiftWise, the nation's provider of web-based healthcare vendor management solutions. Additionally, AMN was awarded the American Staffing Association's CARE award for the Company-sponsored medical mission trip to Guatemala and AMN's Managed Services Program (MSP) once again received the Healthcare Financial Management Association's "Peer-Review" designation based on effectiveness, quality and usability, price, value, and customer and technical support.
About AMN Healthcare
AMN Healthcare is the innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services to healthcare facilities across the nation. AMN Healthcare's workforce solutions - including managed services programs and recruitment process outsourcing - enable providers to successfully reduce complexity, increase efficiency and improve patient outcomes within the rapidly evolving healthcare environment. The Company provides unparalleled access to the largest network of quality clinicians and physicians through its innovative recruitment strategies and breadth of career opportunities. Clients include acute-care hospitals, government facilities, community health centers and clinics, physician practice groups and many other healthcare settings. For more information, visit http://www.amnhealthcare.com.
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