Nursing
Labor marketplace ShiftMed secures $200M to solve nursing shortage
Its mobile and cloud-based software provides perks to nurses like guaranteed shifts, instant or next-day pay, transportation via Uber Health and health benefits.
Incredible Health passes unicorn valuation as it bags $80M Series B
Incredible Health, a U.S.-based job-matching platform which made nurses its first focus, has closed an $80 million Series B funding round and announced hitting a $1.65 billion unicorn valuation, billing…
How the problem of hiring healthcare staff has become a fertile ground for startups
The healthcare crisis — more evident now as summer heatwaves put pressure on hospitals — is resulting in a staffing boom. But healthcare professionals in Europe can end up with…
Lantum, a platform to manage healthcare staffing, gets a $15M injection
Of the many labor issues that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic, one major focus was on healthcare workers, and specifically the challenge of staffing medical environments at a critical moment,…
Gale Healthcare raises $60M to match nurses with empty shifts
If there was ever a rubber-meets-road moment for six-year-old app Gale Healthcare Solutions, it’s probably right now. Gale Healthcare Solutions, founded in 2016, matches nurses with available work shifts. A…
IAC’s NurseFly rebrands to Vivian Health as it expands its healthcare jobs marketplace
NurseFly, the healthcare jobs marketplace owned by IAC, has rebranded to Vivian Health as it expands its range of services. Originally launched for traveling nurses (or nurses willing to travel…
Incredible Health updates its healthcare career platform to help nurse hiring cope with COVID
The healthcare industry, even prior to the current pandemic, has never looked much like other industries when it comes to hiring and career management. That was the impetus behind Incredible…
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Replace legacy healthcare staffing with a vertical marketplace for workers
Let’s galvanize the collective distress COVID-19 has created and use it to pioneer a more efficient model for all.
Tia gets over $24 million to build a network of holistic health clinics and virtual services for women
Tia, the developer of a network of digital wellness apps, clinics and telehealth services designed to treat women’s health holistically, has raised $24.275 million in a new round of funding.…
Marc Andreessen, Florence Nightingale and building in a vacuum
If we want to learn how to build in times of crises, it’s worth looking at the innovators and entrepreneurs that tackled such complex problems before us.
