Health Industry Leaders Form Alliance to Make Dreams Come True

www.nurseuniverse.com, a Vertical Alliance Group company and leading employee recruitment and retention portal for the Nursing Industry has formed a strategic alliance with
Health Careers Foundation ( www.hcfinfo.org ), a leader in helping students realize their dream of becoming a healthcare professional.

The agreement to share online resources, products, and services for nurses and other healthcare professionals will expand the reach and services offered by both companies as well as enhance the knowledge and awareness of the Nursing profession.

Under the terms of the agreement:

- Health Careers Foundation will act as a mentor and guidance counselor and host live discussions on NurseUniverse.com chat rooms. Health Careers Foundation will offer NurseUniverse.com users a chance to apply for scholarships and get low interest loans.

- NurseUniverse.com will offer Health Careers Foundation members the ability to search the portal for employment opportunities with the best healthcare providers, sign up for Free Email Services, access message boards, and be a part of chat rooms for live discussions with peers and healthcare professionals.

Tod C. Brown, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, said,ìHealth Careers Foundation is the type of organization that truly does impact lives in a very positive manner with the promotion and encouraging of education in many areas and fields of Healthcare, at a very challenging time of shortage in regard to trained healthcare professionals. The healthcare industry as a whole will be positively impacted by the great work that this organization accomplishes, and Vertical Alliance Group is proud to be associated with them in their mission to make education available to those that might not have that opportunity otherwise.î

Heather Filley, Program Coordinator, said, ìBoth of these remarkable organizations are involved in resolving the shortage issue of trained healthcare professionals in todayís workforce. This joint alliance will help ëmake dreams come trueí for many individuals that have the desire and perseverance to obtain the lifelong dream of accomplishing a degree in healthcare and becoming a nurse, pharmacist or allied health professional. HCF is proud to be a collaborator with Vertical Alliance Group and NurseUniverse.com, in solving the critical shortage issue at hand in the healthcare industry.î