CHG Healthcare is an American healthcare services company that was founded in 1979 by Therus C. Kolff to deliver medical care to rural areas of the western United States. The company is based in

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, though the postal designation of nearby

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is used in its mailing address. CHG Healthcare was originally known as CompHealth, and now includes a collection of healthcare-related companies such as LocumsMart, CompHealth, Weatherby Healthcare, RNnetwork, Foundation Medical Staffing, Global Medical Staffing (purchased in 2016), and Modio Health (purchased in 2019). The CHG family of companies is one of the largest providers of healthcare staffing in the United States, with 31% market share in

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revenue. Their services also include both temporary and permanent placement of physicians, nurses and allied health professionals. CHG employs over 3,000 people in 11 offices located around the United States, doing business in all 50 states. In 2018, the company was listed at #2 on the ''

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'''s "Top Work Places" for large businesses. Up until 2022, the company was consistently named as one of Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For".

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