USr Healthcare
USr Healthcare Overview
USr Healthcare was founded and led by DVB Executive Solutions’ CEO Mark Dixon from 2000 to 2016 and became a national leader of talent acquisition solutions through its consulting services and/or implementation of outsourced models for hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The company differentiated its service from other talent acquisition companies with an unparalleled track record, its databases, processes and people. With extensive experience and a proprietary model, USr brought cost-effective resources to hospitals through customized programs that reflected each hospital or healthcare facility’s specific needs.
In 2000, USr Healthcare began operations in Brentwood, Tennessee, and in 2002 began a unique pilot program to support HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) in the healthcare recruiting space. The original pilot was launched at a 200-bed facility in Nashville, Tennessee, and was designed to directly address two major issues facing HCA hospitals; increased reliance on contract labor, and escalating vacancy rates in the RN and licensed Allied Health areas. USr successfully eliminated all travelers and contract labor in seven months, saving HCA a documented $1.3 million in year one.
Following the pilot program, USr Healthcare became a leading national provider of customized staffing solutions for hospitals, hospital groups and other healthcare facilities using similar customized initiatives. And from 2002 – 2016, USr Healthcare led more than 265 clients through RPO engagements at HCA, CHS, HMA, CHRISTUS, Holy Cross and others in the for-profit and not-for-profit healthcare sectors.
In 2016, Mark Dixon sold USr Healthcare to Cross Country Healthcare and led the consolidation transition of the two companies through July 2018.
Key Data:
The partnerships established by USr ultimately resulting in:
- 92,000+ direct placement hires
- 4,900+ management and executive placements
- The reduction or elimination of unbudgeted contract staff in core clinical positions, resulting in over $500m in recaptured unbudgeted labor expense
- Significant improvement in clinical vacancy rates for the company’s Client partners
PRIOR AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Over the years, USr Healthcare and Mr. Dixon received numerous awards and recognitions.
USr Healthcare Awards:
- #1 Staffing Firm in Nashville Business Journal Book of Lists (2003 – 2015) (Note: the firm did not post numbers in 2016 due to sale of USr, but based on results prior to the acquisition by Cross Country, USr would also have led to a #1 ranking that year)
- Nashville Chamber’s “Next Award Winner: Healthcare Market Mover” (2011)
- Staffing Industry Analysis “National Best Place to Work” for Companies with 51-200 Employees
- Inc. 5000, Inc. Magazine (2008, 2009, 2010)
- Nashville Business Journal’s “Best Place to Work: #1 All Companies" (2008)
- Nashville Business Journal’s “Best Place to Work” (2006)
- Nashville Chamber’s “Future Fifty” (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
- Business Leader Magazine’s “Top 300 Small Businesses” (2010, 2011, 2013)
- #1 in Nashville and #5 in Southeast
- Nashville Business Journal’s “Small Business Award / Finalist”
- Outsourcing Gazette’s “Top 25 HR and Staffing Vendors”
- Business TN “Fast 50”
W. Mark Dixon Awards:
- Nashville Chamber’s “Next Award / Runner-up: Entrepreneur of the Year” (2012)
- Nashville Post’s “2016 All Star Board”