WAKEFIELD, Mass., June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vedior North America is pleased to announce it has acquired 80% interest in Locum Medical Group, LLC, a leading provider of physician search and placement.
Locum Medical Group specializes in short & long term physician staffing and permanent placement for group practices, hospitals, solo practices, government facilities and long term care facilities nationwide.
With the addition of Locum to Vedior NA’s healthcare service offering, the company is further able to position itself as the preferred provider of specialty niche services to its clients, as well as differentiate itself from key competitors. Also, through the Vedior 1 program, Vedior NA is able to present a seamless service offering to healthcare clients that not only includes clinical staffing solutions, but also professional, traditional and technical solutions.
“We are extremely excited with the addition of Locum Medical Group and the opportunities this will present. Not only do we gain a strong foothold in a specialty niche, we also gain some very strong management expertise in the principals who are staying aboard to grow the practice further,” said Bruce Wideberg, President, Vedior North America. “Now more than ever, our clients will look to Vedior NA for all their staffing needs from clinical, professional to administrative staffing solutions -- and everything in between.”
Dan Groth, CEO of LOCUM Medical Group, states, “LOCUM Medical Group is looking forward to being part of the Vedior Group of companies. Our 18 years of experience in physician staffing will complement Vedior’s other healthcare service offerings, and allow our companies to better serve our clients.”
Headquartered in Beachwood, OH, Locum provides coverage in all 50 states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Together, Locum Medical Group and Clinical One will now have the ability to offer traveling, per diem and contract nurses and physicians giving Vedior NA a key competitive advantage.
About Locum Medical Group
LOCUM Medical Group has been providing nationwide physician staffing services for over 18 years. LOCUM works with physicians and clients in all 50 states, and serves clients in both the private and public sectors. LOCUM has physicians available in most medical specialties, and can provide temporary and permanent, short-term and long-term, physician staffing. LOCUM’s malpractice insurance is world-renowned, supported by its experienced in-house credentialing department. LOCUM has an excellent reputation for providing around the clock service to its clients and physicians, working hard to check that every detail of a job proceeds smoothly.
About Vedior North America
Vedior NA’s international group of high quality specialist recruitment companies operate under different brand names, providing clients with temporary, contract and permanent staff skilled in a wide range of disciplines including, Accounting/Finance, Managed Services, Engineering/Technical, Education, Health Care/Medical, Pharmaceutical/Biotech, Clerical/Administrative, Light Industrial, Security, Information Technology, CAD, Design, Human Resources, Interim Management, and Legal.
Vedior North America is a member of the Vedior Group of companies, one of the world’s largest recruitment companies. Vedior is a full-service recruitment provider with a diversified portfolio of brands targeting a broad range of industry sectors. Annual sales for 2004 were Euro 6,467 million. From its global network of offices spanning Europe, North America, Australasia, Asia, South America and Africa, Vedior offers temporary and permanent recruitment as well as a number of complementary employment-related services such as outplacement, HR outsourcing, payrolling and training. Vedior has a leading market position in the provision of professional/executive recruitment in sectors such as information technology, healthcare, accounting, engineering and education. In order to meet client requirements for all categories of personnel, we also have a significant global network providing administrative/secretarial and light industrial recruitment. Vedior’s shares are listed on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange and included in the AEX index of most actively traded securities under the symbol VDR.
For more information on Vedior NA, visit http://www.VediorNA.com. For more information on Vedior, NV, visit http://www.Vedior.com.
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CONTACT: Corlese Flinn of Vedior North America, +1-781-213-1675,corlese.flinn@vediorna.com
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