Barton Associates CEO April Hansen Named to Inaugural SIA Healthcare Staffing 100

Recognition honors leaders advancing healthcare workforce solutions, supporting clinicians and strengthening access to care.

Barton Associates today announced that CEO April Hansen has been named to Staffing Industry Analysts' (SIA) inaugural Healthcare Staffing 100. The list recognizes influential leaders helping healthcare organizations address complex workforce challenges through innovation, clinician support and stronger workforce strategies.

A registered nurse, Hansen brings a firsthand understanding of patient care to her leadership of Barton Associates. Her approach connects technology and operational improvements to the experiences of clinicians, healthcare facilities and the patients who depend on them.

Advancing technology with a clear purpose

Under Hansen's leadership, Barton has invested in technology that helps its teams build stronger matches between clinicians and healthcare facilities while reducing administrative friction.

Barton's proprietary recruitment accelerator, Pioneer, has helped increase sales and recruitment productivity by 49% year over year and shorten new-recruiter ramp time by approximately one month. The company is extending that approach through Pathfinder, an AI-enabled sales accelerator designed to identify coverage gaps across the nation.

Those investments complement a broader focus on quality. Barton has increased fill rates by 5% and reduced cancellations by 10%, supporting more reliable coverage for facilities and greater continuity for care teams.

Supporting clinicians beyond the placement

Hansen has also prioritized improvements that make locum tenens work easier to navigate. Through digital credentialing with Axuall, Barton helps clinicians manage their credentials in one secure profile across assignments. An expanded partnership with Earned provides wealth-building and tax optimization support to more than 1,000 clinicians.

Together, these initiatives reflect Hansen's belief that healthcare staffing companies have a responsibility to support the people delivering care throughout their careers.

SIA's inaugural Healthcare Staffing 100 recognizes leaders across nursing, physician and allied health staffing, international healthcare mobility and healthcare managed services. Recurring themes among this year's honorees include anticipating workforce needs, using technology to improve efficiency while preserving human connections, and building strong organizational cultures.

Honorees will be recognized during SIA's Healthcare Staffing Summit, November 9-11, 2026, at the Loews Arlington Hotel in Arlington, Texas.

About Barton Associates

Barton Associates brings 25 years of experience connecting healthcare organizations nationwide with locum tenens physicians, advanced practice providers, and dentists across every major specialty. From urgent coverage to long-term workforce planning, Barton helps organizations maintain patient access and strengthen clinical teams while giving clinicians greater choice in where, when, and how they practice. With personalized recruiting and support for licensing, credentialing, travel, and malpractice coverage, Barton helps organizations and clinicians move forward with confidence

Learn more at bartonassociates.com.

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