Steve Wright

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Steve Wright
Chief Operations Officer
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions

At HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, we focus on a hospital’s most valuable resource for delivering exceptional patient experiences – its people. We believe healthcare isn’t defined by the four walls in which it’s practiced. It’s defined by the people for whom and by whom it is delivered.

Company Growth and History

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions is a subsidiary of HCA Healthcare, the largest health system in the United States. For over 25 years, the company has provided labor management solutions to healthcare facilities nationwide. It is recognized as one of the top healthcare staffing firms in North America, offering services such as per diem staffing, travel nursing, physician recruitment, and interim leadership placements.

Despite challenges in the healthcare market, HWS has maintained impressive growth rates due to focus on providing variety and flexibility for healthcare professionals on their platform. Beyond standard staffing services, its industry leading Managed Services Provider (MSP) program is the largest vendor-neutral MSP in North America, helping healthcare facilities achieve cost savings while ensuring compliance and operational efficiency. 

The company’s significant growth is due to the strategic efforts of its leadership team, including Steve Wright, who was appointed COO after leading staffing as the VP of Field Operations and Delivery.

Focus on Workforce Optimization

Wright has championed the use of technology and data-driven tools to address workforce challenges faced by healthcare facilities. These tools have helped hospitals improve productivity, achieve financial goals, and enhance patient outcomes. 

Wright is focused on strategic approaches to achieve financial and operational goals and improving processes and systems to enhance productivity. This has led him to play a key role in expanding HWS's Managed Services Provider (MSP) program into the largest vendor-neutral MSP in North America.

Leadership and Innovation

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions offers end-to-end labor management services for healthcare facilities across the US. With staffing services that are designed to improve patient care by providing qualified talent to fill available shifts, HWS enhances employee satisfaction and ensures operational performance. 

Key offerings include:

  • Staffing & Recruiting Services: Addressing clinical staffing shortages with access to one of the largest candidate pools in the country.
  • Managed Services Provider (MSP): A vendor-neutral program that manages contingent labor while delivering significant cost savings.
  • Credentialing Services: Thorough verification processes to validate the experience and training of professionals assigned to shifts.

Proprietary Technology and Advisory Services

HWS leverages technology through its inSight Advisory Services, which provides workforce optimization tools to forecast staffing needs and monitor labor requirements daily. This analytical approach to spend management helps healthcare facilities meet financial and operational benchmarks while maintaining flexibility as patient demand fluctuates.

Industry Leadership

Staffing Industry Analysts consistently ranks HWS among the top healthcare staffing companies. Its innovative solutions have positioned it as a trusted partner for hospitals seeking to reduce costs while maintaining high-quality care delivery.

Impact on the Staffing Industry

The HWS mision is to ensure that healthcare professionals have a voice and are empowered with the right tools and opportunities to provide outstanding patient care. HWS partners with  thousands of top-performing hospitals, to connect qualified and vetted healthcare professionals with access to more than 200,000 jobs nationwide.

Variety and flexibility

HWS provides exclusive and direct access to jobs, nationwide. With hundreds of roles across the spectrum, from per diem contract nurses to locum tenens physicians, HWS provides a range of opportunities for qualified talent. 

Access and Resources 

HWS is a juggernaut with over 28,000 clinicians placed in over 200,000 jobs nationwide with access to over 1,500 facilities. The HWS impact metrics lead the healthcare staffing industry, making them a trusted partner for facilities and professionals alike.  

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions has had a transformative impact on healthcare staffing by:

  • Enhancing Efficiency: Its MSP model reduces administrative burdens for hospitals, allowing them to focus on patient care.
  • Improving Retention: By addressing workforce challenges with tailored solutions, HWS helps healthcare facilities retain high-performing teams.
  • Driving Innovation: Through advanced technology and benchmarking tools, HWS sets industry standards for workforce optimization and productivity.

With its comprehensive solutions and strategic leadership under executives like Steve Wright, HealthTrust Workforce Solutions continues to shape the future of healthcare staffing.

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