MedCity News February 6, 2023
ShiftMed, an online marketplace for W-2 healthcare workers, recently raised $200 million in funding. The company’s platform allows providers to post their open shifts in hopes they will be filled by local nurses.
Though the nursing shortage has been a problem for years, the issue is getting more and more dire. Nurses across the country are holding strikes and rallies for better staffing levels, and more than half of nurses working in direct patient care say they plan on leaving their current position over the next two years.
A company focused on alleviating this crisis received $200 million in funding on Monday. ShiftMed, an online marketplace for W-2 healthcare workers, has now raised $250 million to date. Its recent funding...