Dignity Health Arizona Region Awards Vendor Management Services Contract to FocusOne Solutions

OMAHA, Neb. - Sept. 15, 2014 - PRLog -- FocusOne Solutions, a leading provider of vendor management services, has announced it has signed an agreement with Dignity Health Arizona Region.  The partnership designates FocusOne as the single point of contact for contingent staff procurement for a four hospital system.

FocusOne will manage the staffing process and vendor relations with preferred staffing agencies for Dignity’s facilities located in Arizona, including St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, St. Joseph's Westgate Medical Center, Chandler Regional Medical Center, and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.  Contingent staffing requests for nursing and allied health personnel will be streamlined through FocusOne, which provides a fully integrated solution that combines web-based software, FocusOne Connect^SM, with a dedicated operations team and support. FocusOne Connect is a software solution of C&A Industries, Inc.

Components of FocusOne’s vendor management solution include negotiation and management of contracts, enforcement of the clients’ protocols for all staffing agencies, and coordination of logistics from screening candidates and collecting required documentation to conducting performance appraisals.

“We understand that hospitals are under enormous pressure to improve operational efficiencies and at the same time deliver the highest quality patient care.  We are proud to have been selected by the Arizona Region of Dignity Health to help its facilities achieve both,” said Craig Wolf, president, FocusOne Solutions. (http://www.focusonesolutions.com)  “Dignity Health is one of the most respected health systems in the nation and we are pleased to have earned its trust as we move forward in this important partnership.”

Dignity is the fifth largest hospital system in the nation.  It’s comprised of more than 40 facilities across Arizona, California, and Nevada.

ABOUT FOCUSONE SOLUTIONS:

FocusOne Solutions is a leading provider of customized managed services solutions and web-based procurement software designed to simplify the staffing process.  FocusOne helps healthcare facilities nationwide seamlessly source and manage their contingent and direct hire staff.  FocusOne Solution’s innovative workforce management solutions help clients gain better control over the staffing process, improve the quality of contingent staff, increase fill rates, and decrease staffing spend.   FocusOne Solutions is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.