Forbes August 17, 2022
Three years into the Covid-19 pandemic, the American healthcare system continues to face a critical shortage of nurses: More than one-third of the nation’s hospitals have a nurse vacancy rate that’s higher than 10%, and an additional 500,000 RNs are expected to retire by the end of this year. To keep up with patient demand, hospital executives have turned to temporary workers—an increasingly pricey alternative as The American Hospital Association notes that disruptions caused by the pandemic have tripled the prices charged by placement firms since January 2020.
That’s where Incredible Health comes in. Founded by Dr. Iman Abuzeid and Rome Portlock in 2017, it works as something like a souped-up LinkedIn for nurses. Some 60% of the nation’s top-ranked...