Best Travelnurse Podcasts (2024)

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The relationship between HealthTrust and us | Atlas All Access #186 - Atlas MedStaff 11:27

7d ago11:27

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Today we talk about our relation to HealthTrust and the importance of your compliance packet. Also, we go into the recent HealthTrust Vendor Summit and the long relationship between Rich and Stephen Seitner, our COO. HealthTrust is one of the first vendors to prioritize a group of quality travel staffing agencies over working with 200 to 400 differ…

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What does your travel healthcare recruiter do for you? | Atlas All Access #185 - Atlas MedStaff 8:17

22d ago8:17

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Today we talk about the current role of the travel healthcare recruiter and what they do for you. Rich brings in travel healthcare recruiter and former nurse traveler, Brad McDonald to discuss just that. From what a recruiter does for you all day, from beginning to end, the changing landscape of a recruiter in light of the advancements in technolog…

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How has the landscape of training new recruiters changed? | Atlas All Access #184 - Atlas MedStaff 9:59

1M ago9:59

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Since the pandemic, the methods for training new travel nurses and allied health recruiters have evolved significantly. This week we discussed with our training team some of the changes they have had to make since that period. We will explore a range of subjects, from the transformation of recruiting practices to the utilization of artificial intel…

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Transitioning from Travel Nurse to Travel Nurse Recruiter | Atlas All Access #183 - Atlas MedStaff 8:41

2M ago8:41

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One of the questions we get asked all the time is how a travel nurse transitions into becoming a travel nurse recruiter. We decided to go straight to the source and pull in Travel Nurse turned Recruiter, Brad McDonald. During this episode of Atlas All Access, we discuss the transition, and the perception going into recruiting then and after you hav…

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Time for a new year and a new career in Travel Nursing | Atlas All Access #182 - Atlas MedStaff 9:59

3M ago9:59

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It's a New Year and maybe it is time to consider a new career in the traveling healthcare profession. To help you through this transition we brought in Travel Nurse Vet and current Atlas MedStaff recruiter, Brad McDonald. Join us as we look at the ins and outs of what it is like to be a first-time travel nurse as Brad talked about his experience wh…

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Getting back to Travel Nursing basics: Compact Licenses | Atlas All Access #181 - Atlas MedStaff 10:10

3M ago10:10

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Welcome to 2024 and it's a new year, a new day at Atlas MedStaff. Because of this, we wanted to sit down with our Compliance Manager, Mandy Sudbeck, and discuss some of the basics when it comes to Travel Nursing. This week we wanted to go over and discuss everything that applies to Compact Licenses and take a lot of the guesswork you may have when …

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The good, the bad, and the ugly of Travel Nursing in 2023 | Atlas All Access #180 - Atlas MedStaff 10:38

3M ago10:38

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On Atlas All Access, we sit down with VP of Operations Joel Kozisek and Allied Division Manager Dan Dickmeyer and lay out the good, the bad, and the ugly of travel nursing in 2023. It was a bit of a roller coaster, and we will dive right in and discuss all three as we wrap up the year that was 2023. So please sit back, take a load off, and join us …

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Talking SIA 2023 Conference and our takeaways from it | Atlas All Access #179 - Atlas MedStaff 24:47

3M ago24:47

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On Atlas All Access, we are back from the SIA 2023 Conference and we sit down with Taylor Christensen, our Relationship Manager, and discuss every takeaway we have from this year's conference. So sit back, take a load off, and join us on this week's Atlas All Access.

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Atlas All Access - A Travel Nursing Podcast • 5 / 179 0:02 / 18:34 Talking TravCon one more time and how to improve the experience | Atlas All Access #178 - Atlas MedStaff 18:35

3M ago18:35

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This week on Atlas All Access, we take one final look at the TravCon experience and ask two (2) travelers turned Atlas recruiters and our Brand Event Coordinator, Dolan a few questions on the TravCon experience as a whole. From what is the biggest takeaway from this year's TravCon to how to make it better for the travel healthcare professional, we …

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What to expect as a traveler from now until the end of the year | Atlas All Access #177 - Atlas MedStaff 9:41

3M ago9:41

9:41

Back in the studio after a long week at TravCon, Rich is ready to look at our industry and what it appears like from the recruiter seat. Joining Rich is former traveler turned recruiter and nurse, Brad McDonald. Brad and Rich will go over what they think will happen over the final quarters of 2023. What they believe bill rates and job opportunities…

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Adam is back to talk Great Recruiters and how it has evolved | Atlas All Access #176 - Atlas MedStaff 18:08

3M ago18:08

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Back for his yearly visit to Omaha, Rich sits down with CXO and founder of Great Recruiters, Adam Conrad. Adam and Rich sit down and discuss the Great Recruiters platform. They discuss how the platform has evolved from just recruiter reviews to now including client reviews and company reviews to name a few. So join Rich and Adam as they discuss the…

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The BluePipes rankings came out. Guess where we ranked | Atlas All Access #175 - Atlas MedStaff 13:08

4M ago13:08

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After a few weeks away, Rich is back and he has some pretty awesome news about the BluePipes top 20 list. Now we have been on it 6 out of the last 7 times so we had a good idea we would be back on again. Little did we know that after reviewing 420 different agencies and reading through a little over 160,000 reviews, Atlas MedStaff would come out as…

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After attending the Engage Conference, this is what we learned | Atlas All Access #174 - Atlas MedStaff 12:24

4M ago12:24

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As Captain Picard would say, "ENGAGE." That's what we are talking about this week, the @Bullhorn Engage convention. We brought in Atlas COO Steve Seitner to discuss takeaways from Engage 2023. From our recent launch of OTE, the benefits of Great Recruiters, to the implementation of AI in the future, there are just a few things we talk about this we…

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We talk the state of the industry and where it is going | Atlas All Access #173 - Atlas MedStaff 17:59

4M ago17:59

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This week on Atlas All Access we sit down with travel nurse recruiter and former travel nurse, Brad McDonald. We talk about the state of the industry and get a bit of an inside look from a former travel nurse's point of view. From weekly pay rates and how they relate to the housing rates and cost of living, Brad offers some solid words of advice to…

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Taking a deep dive into VMS, MSP, and Direct Contracts | Atlas All Access #172 - Atlas MedStaff 15:38

4M ago15:38

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This week on Atlas All Access we break down what exactly VMS (Vendor Managed Services,) MSP (Managed Service Providers,) and direct contracts are all about in the Travel Nurse community. Then we will do an even deeper dive into direct contracts with our Director of Business Development, Mike Combs. All this and more as we look into the ever-changin…

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Get to know some of our new recruiter Hannah and Matthew | Atlas All Access #171 - Atlas MedStaff 14:45

4M ago14:45

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It's time for one of our more popular Atlas All Access where we sit down with some of our new recruiters and get to know a little more about them. Kicking off with a former traveling Surg Tech, Hannah Peets, and CPA turned recruiter, Matthew Powell. As we get to know more about this duo, we ask what led them to Atlas, how is it going, was it what t…

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Phoenix, here we come. It is Meet & Greet season | Atlas All Access #170 - Atlas MedStaff 9:21

4M ago9:21

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It's that time again, time for Meet & Greets and our first one is just around the corner. We will have our first one on Feb. 23 - 25 in Phoenix, AZ. So mark your calendars now and get ready to come and have fun with Atlas MedStaff. So what is a Meet & Greet? This week, Rich and Dolan talk about just that. Some people think it is just going out to t…

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We talk expanding into the Allied market | Atlas All Access #169 - Atlas MedStaff 25:07

4M ago25:07

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For years we have focused mostly on being a travel nurse company. We have hung our hat on that for many years. But, after years of hearing from our vendors about providing Allied professionals, we are taking that chance and expanding our business. On board for this transition is Dan Dickmeyer, our Allied Division Manager. Dan has been on our radar …

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We talk 2022 this week and look into the future of our industry | Atlas All Access #168 - Atlas MedStaff 17:12

4M ago17:12

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When 2022 started, what were your expectations of the year to come? Were rates going to continue to climb, come down, or settle somewhere in between? Did you know if your current company would make it through a very up and down year? This week on Atlas All Access, Rich and Braden get together to talk about the year that was 2022. From rate changes …

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We talk ASA & SIA conferences and what they mean to you | Atlas All Access #167 - Atlas MedStaff 17:30

4M ago17:30

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🏥 ⭐ 📝 From the end of TravCon to the end of the year, we are on the road attending conferences that relate to the industry constantly. Rich is returning after two weeks on the road and Steve Seitner, our COO, is getting back from his five weeks on the road attending these conferences. This week on Atlas All Access, Rich and Steve are sitting down t…

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Atlas and Great Recruiters, partnering to deliver the very best | Atlas All Access #166 - Atlas MedStaff 9:21

4M ago9:21

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Great Recruiters is an experience management platform that healthcare staffing firms use to capture feedback from the travelers that work with them. It also offers insight into how the firm and its recruiters are doing. Atlas MedStaff has been using Great Recruiters for a little over two years and the integration of the platform has been very succe…

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We put a bow on our 2022 TravCon experience | Atlas All Access #165 Atlas MedStaff 18:35

4M ago18:35

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🎰 We are back from #TravCon2022 and on this episode of Atlas All Access, we find out what went right and wrong as we look forward to #TravCon2023 where Atlas MedStaff will, again, be a platinum sponsor. Joining Rich this week is travel nurse turned travel nurse recruiter, Brad McDonald. Together they will go over the highlights of the most attended…

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The importance of TravCon and our history going there | Atlas All Access #164 - Atlas MedStaff 18:23

4M ago18:23

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🎰 TravCon 2022 is almost here. In this episode, we discuss the history of Atlas MedStaff at TravCon. Joining me in this discussion is my friend and Director of Experience, Matt Loughran. Maybe the Kool-Aid man. Matt and I have a ton of history and stories about our time at TravCon and some of the lessons we learned by going, how Matt was an early b…

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Dolan and Rich talk plans for TravCon 2022 | Atlas All Access #163 - Atlas MedStaff 17:16

4M ago17:16

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🎰 🏖️ 🚌 Join Dolan and me as we lay out our Atlas MedStaff plan on how we are approaching this year's TravCon in 2022. So join us for some fun in the sun and other fun-filled events that are in store for you. From Breakfast at La Salsa Cantina to Bus Tours of Las Vegas, Atlas MedStaff has a lot planned out for this year's The Travelers Conference. I…

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Sometimes saying yes can change your life in the best way ever | Atlas All Access #162 - Atlas MedStaff 16:19

4M ago16:19

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⛵ ⚓ ⛴️ Sometimes you just have to say, "Yes." That is what former travel nurse turned Atlas recruiter, Brad McDonald did and now he has 27 lifelong friends because of it. After TravCon 2021, a group of travel nurses decided to take a trip to Cancun, organized mostly by Sarah Ifman. What started out as a small trip exploded into an adventure with 27…

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Back from the Bullhorn Engage Conference to talk industry news | Atlas All Access #161 - Atlas MedStaff 15:37

5M ago15:37

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♉ 🤘 This past week, myself, Aaron Daly, and Kyle Newsome all attended the Bullhorn Engage event this past week in Boston to touch base on what is going on from the candidates side of things and what it is going to look like digitally in the near future. Also, I will touch on some industry news and tackle some common misconceptions going on, right n…

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This week we check in with the Dallas Office | Atlas All Access #160 - Atlas MedStaff 23:22

5M ago23:22

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🤠 🐴 🐮 Did you know we had a Atlas MedStaff office in Dallas, TX? Well, for those that didn't know, we do. This week on Atlas All Access, we talk to Kurt Chase, VP of Travel Recruitment and Retention, and learn the story of how this all came about. Also joining us is some of the recruiters from the very beginning. We discuss how they handled startin…

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Looking for a place to stay on assignment? Why not hotels? #159 - Atlas All Access #159 - Atlas MedStaff 11:29

5M ago11:29

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🏨 🛏️ 🍳 As more and more travelers have taken to the road, the amount of places to stay have slowly begun to fill up. Plus, most apartment buildings have issues with short-term stays that would benefit a traveler. This is where Wyndham and their over 20 brands and over 6000 hotels becomes an option. Wyndham offers up such hotels like La Quinta, Supe…

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The ever-changing roll of the Recruiter in 2022 and more | Atlas All Access #158 - Atlas MedStaff 23:50

5M ago23:50

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🏥 As we continue to navigate the current state of the medical world and its effects on travel nursing, we brought in two veteran recruiters to go over some of the problems or changes to anticipate in the coming months, years, etc. Recruiters Adam Lane and Braden Boex join me as we discuss what is happening right now in the world of recruiting, whet…

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We are talking what the future holds for our industry | Atlas All Access #157 - Atlas MedStaff 17:05

5M ago17:05

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As things begin to slow down in the industry, we come together to take a little look into the crystal ball and give our opinion on how we see things continuing to change within our industry. This week we bring in one of our veteran sales manager to discuss just that and other things going on in our industry. So join me in this week's Atlas All Acce…

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Rich gives his takeaways from this years SIA Executive Summit | Atlas All Access #156 - Atlas MedStaff 15:46

5M ago15:46

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Rich sits down to discuss what happened at the Staffing Industry Analysts Executive Forum this past week. This is the first SIA Executive Forum in 3 years and is much different than the Healthcare Staffing Forum we attended just a couple months ago. On this episode, we go into some of the changes coming about in bill rates and whether they are goin…

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So what's next? We talk to two veteran recruiters and discuss | Atlas All Access #155 - Atlas MedStaff 20:02

5M ago20:02

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🏥 From Covid to more nurses choosing to travel, a lot has changed in the last few years until now. Plus, Atlas has grown from that small office 10 years ago until now and we wouldn't want it any other way. This week we bring in two veteran recruiters to discuss what has been going on in their lives and also to discuss what to expect as we continue …

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Some good things happening at Atlas | Atlas All Access #154 - Atlas MedStaff 14:40

5M ago14:40

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🏆 🎉 There are some good things happening around here at Atlas MedStaff. This year we are back on Highway Hypodermics 2022 Top 10 Travel Companies list! Also, Staffing Industry Analysts has us in the top 20 largest travel nurse staffing firms in the US. That, again, is an amazing accomplishment. To talk about some fun stuff happening with Atlas MedS…

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Talking the 10 year history of Atlas MedStaff with Rich | Atlas All Access #153 - Atlas MedStaff 22:03

5M ago22:03

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🎂 🎉 😀 🙏 Our ten year anniversary is coming up on February 1st and that just blows our minds. It has been an adventure and we have gone through a lot of growing pains, some huge growth, some great successes, and some fun-filled times together. That being said, if we had to do it over, we wouldn't change a thing. This week, I talk about some of those…

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Interested in travel nursing? Here are some info you should know | Atlas All Access #152 - Atlas MedStaff 20:35

5M ago20:35

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New to traveling? Don't know where to start or even who to talk to about it? Do you just wish there was a video that explained a lot of the things you need to consider before you start your travel nurse journey? Well this is the video for you. Rich and Nurse Recruiter, Braden Boex, sit down and go over the ins and outs of getting started as a trave…

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Giving Back and how it contributes to the Atlas Way | Atlas All Access 151 - Atlas MedStaff 11:39

5M ago11:39

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The year 2021 has come and gone and Atlas MedStaff was very active in its Charity Efforts. From Toys for Tots, blood drives, March of Dimes, Heartland Hope, the Mary Madeline Project, and a multitude of others, we are so proud of how much our employees have done to impact the community around the area. This week, we talk with Non-Profit Coordinator…

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Talking Vaccine Paperwork with Compliance Manager Kasi Wolfert | Atlas All Access 150 - Atlas MedStaff 9:30

5M ago9:30

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If you are a traveler and you are about to get your flu vaccine, or are getting the COVID vaccine for the first time, or just maybe you are getting the COVID booster, you probably want to know what paperwork do you need and and which paperwork you don't. This week, we talk with Compliance Manager Kasi Wolfert about just that and other topics like R…

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It's The Nike Air Zoom Pulse. Is this the best shoe for nurses? | Atlas All Access 149 - Atlas MedStaff 6:24

5M ago6:24

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👟 We are back with the Nike Air Zoom Pulse — the impossible-to-find shoe which is now up for restock on the Nike website. This is the shoe Nike says has been designed from the ground up for nurses and healthcare pros. So, check out the video as Rich shows you the shoe that was designed just for you and find out a way to win a pair of your own, comi…

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Whittingham Hospital | Healthcare Horrors Episode 55 43:01

6M ago43:01

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Let's dive into the realm of the eerie today! Join us for the grand finale of our Spookified series of Healthcare Horrors as we explore the chilling tales of haunted asylums, hospitals, and more. In this spine-tingling episode, we are joined by the esteemed Great Recruiters Certified, Erica Bradford, to unravel the history and ghostly occurrences s…

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Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum | Healthcare Horrors Episode 54 46:28

6M ago46:28

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Are you a fan of NCIS? Our guest this week worked in a crime lab before she became a recruiter. Not only does she share some of her experiences with us, but we also talk shop about this week's haunted asylum – Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. It eventually became known as Weston State Hospital, but a more appealing name cannot cover up what happened…

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Royal Hope Hospital | Healthcare Horrors Episode 53 44:18

6M ago44:18

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Do you believe in hauntings or do you have to see it to believe it? October really snuck up on us, but we have prepared a new series of haunted hospitals and asylums in honor of the Halloween season that will drop every week on Wednesday evening in October. This week? Recruiter, Sara Renae Smith (Get to know her -> https://atlasmedstaff.com/atlas-t…

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Utica State Hospital | Episode 52 40:26

7M ago40:26

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Do you believe in hauntings or do you have to see it to believe it? October really snuck up on us, but we have prepared a new series of haunted hospitals and asylums in honor of the Halloween season! Utica State Hospital is a massive facility still standing in Utica, New York. It was one of the first "lunatic asylums" in the state and possibly the …

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Bobby Joe Long | Healthcare Horrors Episode 51 35:30

7M ago35:30

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WARNING! Bobby Joe Long's crimes may be the most triggering crimes we have had on the show. Before listening, we suggest you look up Bobby Joe Long's crimes before proceeding. We don't go super deep into the details on any of his crimes, but still, this episode may not be for you. Never do what Bobby Joe Long did. Please.…

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Petr Zalenka, and a special Lucy Letby UPDATE | Healthcare Horrors Episode 50 34:31

7M ago34:31

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On this 50th episode of "Healthcare Horrors," we have a guest, Cassidy Pospisil, who is one of our Training and Development specialists here at Atlas. We let her pick the person we talked about. Her choice? Petr Zalenka Pronounced "PET-rrr" not "Peter." Towards the middle of the episode we also give an update on Lucy Letby and her finished trial. I…

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Theo V. and Heather Presdee - Healthcare Horrors Episode 49 22:01

8M ago22:01

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2 Healthcare Horrors in 1 true crime podcast! Both of the cases are recent too!By Atlas MedStaff

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John Bodkin Adams | Healthcare Horrors Episode 48 29:58

8M ago29:58

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No. Not the president John Adams. John BODKIN Adams. The evil healthcare guy. What did he do? Listen here!By Atlas MedStaff

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Night Shift Brewing Company - A Beer with Atlas 256 47:49

9M ago47:49

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🍻 Cheers to the next round of beers from our awesome Bullhorn rep, Allison! 🎉🐂 As you all know, Bullhorn's software has been instrumental in helping us serve our healthcare pros and facilities with the best service every single day. We're all about growth and top-notch service, which is why we make it a point to attend Bullhorn's fantastic "Engage"…

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Center of Attention by Modestman Brewing - A Beer with Atlas 255 37:42

9M ago37:42

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🍻 Cheers to the first of many beers from our awesome Bullhorn rep, Allison! 🎉🐂 As you all know, Bullhorn's software has been instrumental in helping us serve our healthcare pros and facilities with the best service every single day. We're all about growth and top-notch service, which is why we make it a point to attend Bullhorn's fantastic "Engage"…

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John Dale Caveness - Healthcare Horrors Episode 47 28:44

9M ago28:44

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Join us as we uncover the dark and disturbing tale of John Dale Caveness, a seemingly ordinary healthcare professional whose life took a sinister turn. 🩺💔 You won't believe the terrifying crimes he committed and the horrifying abuse he inflicted upon his own family. 😨 But that's not all! We'll also reveal intriguing facts that will leave you on the…

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Hard Teas | Twisted Tea | Arnold Palmer | Bojangles - A Beer with Atlas 254 59:18

9M ago59:18

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*WARNING* This episode contains the following: - 3 weird dudes drinking too many hard teas - A Bigfoot sighting - Bojangles - 2 Bonus Teas? - 1 "YOINK!" Throwing a BIG thanks to our friends in the Carolinas. They made us do it. :PBy Atlas MedStaff

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