Health care staffing firm business activity grew from 2021 to 2022, even as the industry remains short-staffed in some sectors, reports Medical Economics.
There were 40 deals announced or completed last year, surpassing the 38 deals of 2021 and more than doubling the 19 deals of 2020, when the market slumped due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from Capstone Partners.
The health care staffing sector included four deals that publicly disclosed valuation details. They combined for more than $1.5 billion in value, averaging $394.1 million, and The Pritzker Organization’s April 2022 acquisition of Epic Staffing Group was valued at $675 million. Epic Staffing’s services include travel nursing, interim executive placement, and international clinician placement. Read more.