Comprised of five distinct companies, The MHA Group is the nation's leading provider of clinical health care staffing and consulting services. With over 700 employees and four offices nationwide, The MHA Group provides permanent and temporary clinical staffing and consulting services to a wide range of clients, including hospitals, health systems, medical groups, physician practices, government agencies, pharmaceutical companies and other employers. The MHA Group was founded in 1987 in Newport Beach, California by James Merritt and Joseph Hawkins and was initially known as Merritt, Hawkins & Associates®. It has since evolved into a multifaceted group of companies that includes: Merritt, Hawkins & Associates Representing over 2,600 permanent physician search engagements annually, Merritt, Hawkins & Associates is the largest retained physician search and staffing firm in the industry. It also specializes in the permanent placement of advanced practice allied health care professionals, such as certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), pharmacists, and others. Merritt, Hawkins & Associates provides a comprehensive range of search and consulting services, including strategic search planning, candidate sourcing, contract and incentive structuring, candidate interviewing, relocation and retention. In addition, Merritt, Hawkins & Associates is nationally recognized as the preeminent authority on physician search and staffing. Executives with the firm have authored over 200 articles on physician staffing trends and methods, and data generated by the firm has been cited in hundreds of media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Fortune, U.S. News & World Report, Parade, Modern health care, Hospitals & Health Networks and many others. Staff Care, Inc Staff Care, Inc. is the leading temporary (locum tenens) physician staffing firm in the United States. In addition, Staff Care, Inc fills thousands of temporary CRNA shifts each month. Known for its professionalism and commitment to the highest levels of service, Staff Care, Inc also is repeatedly cited in industry and general publications for the original data it generates on the temporary staffing market. Its series of surveys and white papers on locum tenens have been referenced in dozens of publications and are used as benchmarking data throughout the industry. Staff Care, Inc is proud to sponsor the Country Doctor of the Year Award, a national program honoring the spirit, skill and dedication of America's rural medical practitioners. For over ten years, the award has spotlighted worthy country doctors, who have been profiled in People, Parade, USA Today, The Today Show, and many other media outlets. Med TravelersSM Specializing in temporary allied health care professional staffing, Med Travelers works with interim mid-level providers, including the full range of imaging and therapy related modalities. Med Travelers was the first organization to study the expanding market for imaging technologists and publish the results, now available annually. Executives with the firm author a monthly column on professional career issues in the industry publication Advance for Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals. Med Travelers has earned a national reputation for customer service, a thorough pre-qualiyfing process, and medical malpractice coverage for each mid-level provider. RN Demand® RN Demand is a national firm specializing in the temporary placement of nurses and nurse managers. Backed by the resources of the nation's leading health care staffing organization, RN Demand provides the most professional and effective temporary nurse staffing services in the industry. New Physician New Physician is a unique online resource for medical students, residents and recently trained physicians pioneered by The MHA Group. Through its web site - www.newphysician.com - New Physician provides a range of resources that medical students, residents and newly trained physicians can use to learn more about the business aspects of medicine. In particular, New Physician provides information on how physicians can best assess practice opportunities, prepare for interviews, write CVs and ensure that they select the opportunity that is right for them. Support also is available through New Physician's team of consultants who help physicians create optimum job search strategies. Each MHA Group company was developed in response to the needs of our clients or the health professional candidates with whom we work, and together they offer the most comprehensive range of services and expertise in the industry. From in-depth strategic planning to hands on implementation, The MHA Group provides a "Total Staffing Solution."