Q1 2026 Outsourced Services Update
Subsector Spotlight: Healthcare Staffing
Following the momentum observed in 2025, Q1-26 healthcare staffing M&A activity focused on strategics seeking to integrate tech-enabled platforms that connect acute and post-acute settings. These initiatives will positively impact staffing coverage, reduce administrative overhead, and increase the efficiency of labor pool management, improving health system operations and promoting continuity of care.
Existing staffing providers and private equity investors continue to pursue platforms that prioritize data-driven recruitment, provide unique and niche clinicians, and employ productive recruiters. Transaction momentum is expected to persist throughout the remainder of the year, particularly within locum tenens and per diem allied staffing, as several new platforms come to market.
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