HEALTHCARE NEWS AND RESOURCES

Welcome to Onward Healthcare's news and resources page. Here you will find a variety of links to press releases, featured news stories, travel nursing tips and articles, as well as stories and photos from some of our travel nurses. From information about nursing in general to specifics about travel nursing and various career paths for RNs, these resources provide the information you need to fulfill your nursing career goals.

Onward Healthcare Press Releases

• Onward Healthcare Signs National Staffing Agreement with VHA Inc.
  July 24, 2007 — Onward Healthcare, Inc. announces that it has been selected as a preferred staffing provider for VHA Inc., the national alliance of health care organizations.
• Onward Healthcare Awarded Nationwide Government Staffing Contract
  March 22, 2007 — Onward Healthcare, Inc. is awarded the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract to provide professional healthcare staffing services for government healthcare facilities nationwide.
• Onward Healthcare Announces JCAHO Certification
  September 21, 2005 — Onward Healthcare is among the first staffing organizations in the industry to achieve full certification for both travel and per diem staffing services by the Joint Commission.
• Onward Healthcare Acquires All Care Nursing Services
  April 14, 2005 — Onward Healthcare acquires All Care Nursing Services, a premier provider of per diem, travel, and foreign-trained-nurses to nearly 500 healthcare organizations in metropolitan New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
• Onward Healthcare Acquires Two Leading Regional Nurse Staffing Companies
  January 14, 2005 — Onward Healthcare acquires the assets of two leading per diem staffing companies – Preferred Nurses, Inc. of Crofton, Maryland and Praestar Health, Inc. of Burlington, Massachusetts.
• Onward Healthcare Announces Two Strategic Acquisitions
  April 6, 2004 — Onward Healthcare acquires HealthStaff Professionals, Inc. and MediStff, Inc. to strengthen its presence in the Northeast Region and California.
• NFIB Names Connecticut Business Leader to Board of Directors
  January 7, 2004 — The nation's largest small-business advocacy group, NFIB, announces the addition of Kevin C. Clark, CEO of Onward Healthcare, to its board of directors.

Onward Healthcare Featured News

• Unique Housing: Exceptional Living for Travelers
  June 1, 2007 — Healthcare Traveler
• Have Nursing Skills, Will Travel
  May 7, 2007 — Dallas Morning News
• Obstacle Course
  May 1, 2007 — Healthcare Traveler
• 2006 Recruiters of the Year Showcase
  December 1, 2006 — Healthcare Traveler
• 2006 Travelers of the Year Awards
  December 1, 2006 — Healthcare Traveler
• Working in a winter wonderland
  December 1, 2006 — Healthcare Traveler
• 2005 Recruiters of the Year Showcase
  December 1, 2005 — Healthcare Traveler
• 2005 Travelers of the Year Awards
  December 1, 2005 — Healthcare Traveler
• Hawaii: Travelers Living and Working in Paradise
  June 1, 2005 — Healthcare Traveler
• 2004 Recruiters of the Year Showcase
  December 1, 2004 — Healthcare Traveler
• Life without Limits
  May 1, 2004 — Healthcare Traveler
• St. Thomas: Beauty Beyond Words
  January 1, 2004 — Healthcare Traveler
• Hospitals Big and Small
  May 1, 2003 — Healthcare Traveler
• 2003 Travelers of the Year Awards
  December 1, 2003 — Healthcare Traveler
• 2002 Travelers of the Year Awards
  December 1, 2002 — Healthcare Traveler

Onward Healthcare Travel Nursing Resources

• Integrating the Traveler
• Rights and Responsibilities for Nurses: Another Look
• What Nurses Want from a Hospital
• Relocation Tips from Onward Experts
• Location, Location, Location
• Who is Taking Care of the Nurses?
• Career Growth Thrives with Varied Experience
• Too Specialized to Travel? Think again.

Onward Healthcare Travel Nursing Stories and Testimonials

• Traveler's Diary: A Fresh Look at Nursing
• Traveler's Diary: Making it in the Big Apple
• Traveler's Diary: A Hawaiian Adventure

Onward Healthcare Traveler Photo Gallery

• Click here to see pictures of Onward travel nurses and allied health professionals on assignment.

At OH, we think of our travelers as family and we want to proudly display your photos on our website, in future newsletters and our corporate offices. Please send us some photos of you in your daily healthcare setting or out enjoying some beautiful scenery.

As an incentive, we will choose the most creative photo and award that person with a brand new Apple iPod Nano! All submissions are due by December 31st. By submitting your photo, you agree to let Onward Healthcare utilize it for future marketing materials.

So please get snapping and submit your photos to ohlife@onwardhealthcare.com.