Supplemental Health Care

Supplemental Health Care was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is owned by Vistria and Apollo.

What is Supplemental Health Care?

Supplemental Health Care is a healthcare staffing agency.

It places nurses, allied health professionals, behavioral health professionals and school-based professionals.

Its lines of business are travel nursing, local nursing, allied health, home health and hospice, school staffing, correctional health and government services and behavioral health.

It was founded in 1984 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

It also operates SHC Education and SHC Workforce Solutions.

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Is Supplemental Health Care legit?

Supplemental Health Care has operated since 1984.

Its legal name is SHC Services, Inc.

It says it is certified by The Joint Commission.

CircleRN does not rate agencies, and no traveler has reviewed Supplemental Health Care here yet.

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Who owns Supplemental Health Care? Is it publicly traded?

Supplemental Health Care is owned in equal shares by Vistria Fund IV and Apollo Impact Mission, under a 2021 deal announced by The Vistria Group. Vistria first invested in the company in 2015.

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Is Supplemental Health Care W-2 or 1099?

Supplemental Health Care's employee FAQ explains how its professionals can access their SHC W-2 and tax documents.

As W-2 employees, travelers can be paid housing and meal stipends tax-free under the federal per diem rules, which hold only while you keep a permanent tax home elsewhere.

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What benefits does Supplemental Health Care offer travelers?

Supplemental Health Care says professionals can enroll in its health benefits within the first 31 days of their first assignment. Its 401(k) has a 1% employer match for employees who are 21 or older, have worked for SHC at least one year and 1,000 hours, and contribute at least 1%. Its employee FAQ also lists holiday pay on six payroll holidays and voluntary whole life, short-term disability, accident and pet insurance through Unum.

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Does Supplemental Health Care provide housing?

Supplemental Health Care says a dedicated housing support team helps travel nurses review housing options in their preferred location.

A stipend is capped by the federal per diem rate for the assignment location.

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What does Supplemental Health Care require?

Supplemental Health Care says most facilities require a minimum of two years of specialty experience.

Every assignment also needs a license valid in the state where you will work.

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How does Supplemental Health Care get its travel jobs?

Supplemental Health Care says it offers client facilities a managed service provider (MSP) program.

Hospitals that use a vendor management system release each opening to many agencies at once, which is why the same job can appear at several of them.

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How Supplemental Health Care compares with other agencies

Company facts for 20 travel nursing agencies, alphabetical. CircleRN does not rank agencies.

AgencyFoundedBased inOwnershipJoint Commission
Advantis MedicalNot publishedDallas, TexasPart of the Adecco GroupPer the agency
Amergis (Maxim)1988Columbia, MarylandNot publishedPer the agency
AMN Healthcare1985Dallas, TexasPublic (NYSE: AMN)Per the agency
Aureus Medical (no longer operating under this name)Not publishedNot publishedPart of Medical SolutionsNot published
Aya Healthcare2001San Diego, CaliforniaPrivately heldCertified
Cross Country Healthcare1986Boca Raton, FloridaOwned by Knox LanePer the agency
Fastaff1989Greenwood Village, ColoradoA subsidiary of Ingenovis HealthPer the agency
FlexCare Medical Staffing2006Roseville, CaliforniaNot publishedPer the agency
HealthTrust Workforce SolutionsNot publishedSunrise, FloridaA subsidiary of HCA HealthcareNot published
Host Healthcare2012San Diego, CaliforniaA subsidiary of Medical SolutionsPer the agency
Medical Solutions2001Omaha, NebraskaOwned by Centerbridge and CDPQPer the agency
OneStaff Medical2010Omaha, NebraskaPrivately heldPer the agency
RN Network (no longer operating under this name)Not publishedNot publishedA former CHG Healthcare divisionNot published
Stability Healthcare2009Pasadena, CaliforniaNot publishedPer the agency
Supplemental Health Care1984Salt Lake City, UtahOwned by Vistria and ApolloPer the agency
Tailored Healthcare Staffing (no longer operating under this name)Not publishedNot publishedPart of Health CarouselNot published
TNAA (no longer operating under this name)1999Not publishedPart of TotalMedNot published
Triage Staffing2006Omaha, NebraskaBacked by M-One CapitalPer the agency
Trustaff2002Cincinnati, OhioA subsidiary of Ingenovis HealthPer the agency
Trusted Health2017San Francisco, CaliforniaVenture-backedNot published

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