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Southcoast Health Engages ShiftMed's Supplemental Workforce Solution to Optimize Hospital Labor Needs

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

MCLEAN, Va., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ShiftMed, the leader in workforce scheduling technology, has announced its exclusive partnership with Southcoast Health, a prominent healthcare system serving Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This new initiative will begin providing CNAs for hard to fill shifts at Southcoast Health's three hospitals: Charlton Memorial in Fall River, St. Luke's in New Bedford, and Tobey in Wareham, Massachusetts. It represents the latest in a series of efforts by the community health system to support its workforce and ensure optimal staffing for patients.

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  • It represents the latest in a series of efforts by the community health system to support its workforce and ensure optimal staffing for patients.
  • The collaboration marks the beginning of a larger initiative, with plans to extend the partnership to additional Southcoast Health facilities and other roles later this year.
  • "ShiftMed's flexible approach to workforce management provides Southcoast Health's three hospitals with immediate resources to address the ongoing clinical workforce shortage," commented Todd Walrath, CEO & Founder of ShiftMed.
  • To learn more about how ShiftMed is providing workforce solutions to health systems, please visit www.ShiftMed.com

OpusVi™ Launches Scalable Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program with Providence to Address Heightened Need for Healthcare Support Workers Amid Staffing Crisis

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

OpusVi™ has built a scalable, competency-based Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program designed to boost retention and fill the heightened need for CNAs within Providence amid industry-wide healthcare staffing shortages.

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  • OpusVi™ has built a scalable, competency-based Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program designed to boost retention and fill the heightened need for CNAs within Providence amid industry-wide healthcare staffing shortages.
  • To address the challenge and better support our workforce, we must radically overhaul our approach to staff retention and workforce development.
  • "This CNA program helps us fill a critical need within our system and will empower our teams in their careers.
  • "The apprenticeship-style training structure in this CNA program lays the foundation for a more sustainable staffing pipeline.

Blue Bird Announces Launch of Secondary Public Offering

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

The offering consists entirely of secondary shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholder.

Key Points: 
  • The offering consists entirely of secondary shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholder.
  • The Selling Stockholder will receive all of the proceeds from the offering.
  • The Company is not selling any shares of Common Stock in the offering and will not receive any proceeds from the offering.
  • The offering will be made only by means of a free writing prospectus, the prospectus and the related prospectus supplement.

Hireology Partners With Adams Keegan to Build a Seamless Hiring Experience for Hotels and Senior Care Facilities

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hireology , a top rated applicant tracking system (ATS) for multi-location businesses, announced today that it is now one of the preferred integration partners of Adams Keegan , a leading provider of comprehensive and customized HR software for hotels, senior care facilities, and more.

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  • CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hireology , a top rated applicant tracking system (ATS) for multi-location businesses, announced today that it is now one of the preferred integration partners of Adams Keegan , a leading provider of comprehensive and customized HR software for hotels, senior care facilities, and more.
  • With more than 10,000 customers, Hireology's platform makes it easy for employers to source quality skilled talent, streamline hiring with recruitment automation, and make smarter hiring decisions rooted in data.
  • For more than three decades, Adams Keegan has helped businesses simplify complex post-hire processes — including payroll, benefits, HR management, and more.
  • In addition to award winning software, both Hireology and Adams Keegan offer customers access to personalized support specific to the unique hiring and HR needs of the hospitality and senior care industries.

NWN Carousel to Accelerate Growth & Innovation in Partnership With American Securities

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

"We are excited about continuing our mission to empower North America’s largest organizations with intelligent, flexible workplace experiences, and we look forward to partnering with American Securities to accelerate our next phase of growth.

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  • "We are excited about continuing our mission to empower North America’s largest organizations with intelligent, flexible workplace experiences, and we look forward to partnering with American Securities to accelerate our next phase of growth.
  • “NWN Carousel’s service innovation, customer intimacy, and outstanding performance track record uniquely positions the Company for growth and value creation as they navigate a dynamic tech landscape,” said Kevin Penn, a Managing Director of American Securities.
  • Noah Scherz, a Principal of American Securities, added, “The NWN Carousel team’s proven ability to drive strong organic growth, while simultaneously executing and integrating transformational M&A is impressive.
  • Harris Williams acted as financial advisors and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP served as legal counsel to NWN Carousel and New State.

With $200,000 Grant from Medica, RealTime Talent Seeks to Address Long Term Care Workforce Labor Shortages

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

RealTime Talent (RTT) was awarded a $200,000 grant from Medica to reduce certified nursing assistant shortages in long term care and older adult service facilities by implementing a newly designed training approach that will increase talent attraction and retention in this segment of health care.

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  • RealTime Talent (RTT) was awarded a $200,000 grant from Medica to reduce certified nursing assistant shortages in long term care and older adult service facilities by implementing a newly designed training approach that will increase talent attraction and retention in this segment of health care.
  • RTT is hosting the only Long Term Care Talent Pipeline Management® (TPM) Collaborative in the state.
  • TPM helps employers improve their return on investment in various recruiting and retention processes by addressing talent issues using research and data-informed insights.
  • The participating long term care and older adult services employers need to hire nearly 3,200 certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in the 2022-2024 timeframe.

Conair LLC Announces New President and CEO

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Conair LLC announced today that Kristie Juster has been appointed the new President and CEO, effective January 8, 2024.

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  • Conair LLC announced today that Kristie Juster has been appointed the new President and CEO, effective January 8, 2024.
  • Ron Diamond, President and CEO since 2018, will become Vice Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240102822034/en/
    During his 44 years at Conair, Ron Diamond played a pivotal role in the growth and expansion of the company.
  • As CEO of the company, Mr. Diamond transitioned Conair from being a family-run business to an institutionally-owned company with backing from American Securities LLC.

Signature HealthCARE’s President and CEO Receives Notable Honor: McKnight’s 2024 Pinnacle Thought Leader Award

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

For the last 30+ years, it is this kind of revolutionary thinking from Signature HealthCARE’s President and CEO, E. Joseph Steier, III that has garnered him the notable honor of being named as a McKnight’s Pinnacle Thought Leader Award recipient for 2024.

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  • For the last 30+ years, it is this kind of revolutionary thinking from Signature HealthCARE’s President and CEO, E. Joseph Steier, III that has garnered him the notable honor of being named as a McKnight’s Pinnacle Thought Leader Award recipient for 2024.
  • Established Signature HealthCARE as a top 10 post-acute healthcare organization with all Chief Operational leaders trained and certified as CNAs.
  • Co-founding the Signature Inspire Foundation, the non-for-profit philanthropic arm of Signature HealthCARE with its CNA-directed Board.
  • Signature HealthCARE has also been awarded a Best Places to Work in Kentucky honor by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, for six years.

 Blue Bird Announces Launch of Secondary Public Offering

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

The offering consists entirely of secondary shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholder.

Key Points: 
  • The offering consists entirely of secondary shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholder.
  • The Selling Stockholder will receive all of the proceeds from the offering.
  • The Company is not selling any shares of Common Stock in the offering and will not receive any proceeds from the offering.
  • The offering will be made only by means of a free writing prospectus, the prospectus and the related prospectus supplement.

HealthStream Expands its Total Addressable Market, Targeting 1,000+ Nursing Schools & 1,000,000+ Nursing Students

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

The addition of nursing students has accelerated in HealthStream’s network with the wide-spread adoption of its application, myClinicalExchange.

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  • The addition of nursing students has accelerated in HealthStream’s network with the wide-spread adoption of its application, myClinicalExchange.
  • HealthStream has subsequently launched a marketing initiative to offer various education bundles to other top nursing schools in the country as well.
  • Approximately 320,000 registered nursing degrees are awarded annually, along with approximately 84,000 practical nursing (LPNs) and nursing assistants (CNAs) associate degrees and certifications, respectively.
  • “We’d love to have all one million nursing students in our network to give them a head start in launching brilliant careers.