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Elite365 Family of Brands Names Carolina Araya as New CEO

Elite365 Family of Brands (“Elite365”), today announced the appointment of healthcare staffing executive Carolina Araya as Chief Executive Officer, marking the company's next phase of strategic growth following a period of rapid expansion, acquisitions, and diversification across the healthcare workforce industry. Founder Tracy Clark will transition to Chairman of the Board, where he will continue guiding long-term strategy and innovation. The transition reflects Elite365's long-term succession strategy, allowing Clark to focus on enterprise growth initiatives, acquisitions, innovation, and strategic partnerships while Araya leads day-to-day operations and execution. 
by Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions • August 3, 2026
Seeking Volunteer Medics for the Make-A-Wish® San Diego Trailblaze Challenge

Calling Clinicians to Volunteer as Medics in the Make-A-Wish® San Diego Trailblaze Challenge: A 28-Mile Hike to Grant Wishes to Children

At Elite365, we understand that pediatric care goes beyond clinical treatment. It’s about seeing their need for joy in the midst of hardship. Our partnership with Make-A-Wish® San Diego reflects this belief. We’re inviting medical professionals to volunteer at the 2026 Trailblaze Challenge – a 28-mile trek that allows Make-A-Wish® San Diego to grant wishes for local children with critical illnesses.
by Frankie Farrar-Helm • April 9, 2026

Case Study: Senior Healthcare Recruiter, Cody Carr, Brings Quality Clinicians and Culture to OU Health

When Oklahoma University (OU) Health launched its partnership with Elite365 Family of Brands in 2024, the organization was seeking more than just a recruiter. They were looking for a true strategic partner who understood their mission, culture, and long-term growth goals. Within the first 60 days of the agreement, Senior Healthcare Recruiter Cody Carr exceeded expectations. He presented highly qualified candidates for both critical roles, successfully secured a signed physician for OU Health, and delivered with urgency in a competitive specialty market.
by Frankie Farrar-Helm • March 9, 2026
Welcome Ashley Eagon

Elite365 Family of Brands Appoints SVP Ashley Eagon to Lead Travel Allied and Nursing Brands, Critical Connection, Inc and Focus Staff™

Elite365 Family of Brands is honored to announce the appointment of Ashley Eagon as Senior Vice President of Travel Division. This newly created leadership role is designed to support the company’s continued rapid growth following the recent acquisition of Focus Staff™. Beginning in Q2 2026, Eagon will oversee Focus Staff and Critical Connection, Inc. (CCI), uniting the two staffing organizations as Elite365’s travel division. Together, these brands will expand Elite365’s travel therapy, allied, and nursing opportunities for clinicians and strengthen staffing solutions for healthcare facilities nationwide.
by Frankie Farrar-Helm • February 16, 2026
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COO Carolina Araya Honored by SIA: Building Stronger Rural Healthcare Teams with Integrity

Elite365 Family of Brands is proud to celebrate an important milestone for our organization and one of our most influential leaders. Our Chief Operating Officer, Carolina Araya, has been named a 2026 Staffing 100 North America honoree by Staffing Industry Analysts - a prestigious recognition awarded to executives shaping the future of the workforce ecosystem across the continent. 
by Frankie Farrar-Helm • February 13, 2026
Case Study from CEO in NM

Case Study: Feedback from a Hospital CEO in New Mexico

This client - a CEO with a rural hospital in New Mexico - needed four registered nurses quickly to maintain continuity of care for its small community. Our team partnered with the medical staff to quickly tailor a solution. Elite365 provided four international nurses. We sat down to interview the client to learn about their experience working with us. Here's what they had to say.
by Frankie Farrar-Helm • February 6, 2026
Elite365 Acquires Focus Staff

Elite365 Family of Brands Acquires Focus Staff™, Expanding National Travel Allied and Nursing Staffing Capabilities

Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions (“Elite365”), a rapidly growing national provider of healthcare workforce solutions with numerous healthcare staffing brands and service offerings, is proud to announce the acquisition of Focus Staff™, a Dallas-based travel allied and nursing staffing firm. This strategic acquisitive partnership strengthens Elite365’s presence in the travel allied and nursing segments and accelerates its mission to deliver high-quality staffing solutions across the continuum of care.
by Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions • February 4, 2026
Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions Announces Formation of the Elite365 Family of Brands

Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions Announces Formation of the Elite365 Family of Brands

(IRVING, TX and TAMPA, FL) – Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions is pleased to announce the launch of the Elite365 Family of Brands, which unites three distinguished medical staffing organizations under Elite365 as the parent company. The family portfolio includes Critical Connection, Inc, a leading travel therapy staffing agency; Proxi Dental Staffing, a premier locum tenens and permanent placement firm for dental professionals; and Wilderness Medical Staffing, a respected provider of locum tenens placements for physicians and advanced practice providers specifically in the rural, remote, and tribal regions of Alaska and Western United States.
by Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions • January 15, 2026
Elite365 and Make-A-Wish San Diego Square

Elite365 Proudly Sponsors Make-A-Wish® San Diego 2025 Wine & Wishes Gala

Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions was honored to sponsor a table at this year’s Make-A-Wish® San Diego Wine & Wishes Gala, the chapter’s largest annual fundraising event. Our COO, Carolina Araya, proudly serves on the Board of Directors for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego, where she plays an active role in fundraising and supporting life-changing experiences for children facing critical illnesses.
by Frankie Farrar-Helm • November 5, 2025
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Hire Smarter: TN-Visa Nurses from Mexico with Elite365

Hiring TN-Visa Registered Nurses from Mexico offers healthcare organizations a strategic advantage in addressing today’s nursing shortages while maintaining high standards of care. The TN Visa, part of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), allows qualified Mexican RNs to work legally in the U.S. with a streamlined, efficient visa process – often much faster than other immigration pathways. 
by Tom Konitzer and Frankie Farrar-Helm • October 28, 2025
Case Study Hero

Case Study: Leveraging Permanent Placement for a Multi-Hospital Client

Our elite case studies highlight the measurable impact of partnering with us for both locum tenens coverage and permanent placement staffing. We sat down to interview a client to learn about their experience working with us. Here's what they have to say.
by Frankie Farrar-Helm • October 1, 2025
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Transforming International Nurse Success: Elite365's 85% NCLEX Achievement

by Kendra Schneider • August 5, 2025
Elite365 Wilderness Acquisition

Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions Adds Wilderness Medical Staffing to its Family of Brands to Expand Locum Tenens Staffing into Rural Communities

by Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions • August 4, 2025
THALIA ZULUAGA

Elite Employee Spotlight: Thalia Zuluaga, Vice President of Locums Recruitment

Our elite employees are the heartbeat of Elite365 and what sets us apart from other staffing agencies. We are pleased to introduce one of our talented members from the Locum Tenens Division at Elite365, Thalia Zuluaga. We sat down to interview Thalia to learn about her professional background and what she's like outside of the office. It's clear she loves what she does!
by Frankie Farrar-Helm • June 26, 2025
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Carolina Araya, Growth Management Leader, Joins Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions as Chief Operating Officer

by Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions • April 7, 2025
Elite365 and Proxi

Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions Partners with Proxi Dental Staffing to Add Dental Staffing to Family of Services

by Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions • March 19, 2025

Incorporating International Nurses into the U.S. Healthcare System

International nurses offer a wide range of benefits to U.S. hospitals – from providing high-quality care to filling growing hospital staffing gaps. 
by Tom Konitzer • March 4, 2025
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Meet the Expert: Sonja Vidović, Senior International Recruiter

Meet Senior International Recruiter, Sonja Vidovic. She is passionate about helping immigrants achieve their American dreams, spoiling her nieces and nephews, visiting museums, walking her pup, and sharing her story as a Bosnian Serb refugee.
by Frankie Farrar-Helm • February 13, 2025

Keys to Hospital Operational Excellence

The notion of operational excellence has been widely employed in the business sector to increase efficiency, save costs, and boost customer satisfaction. Elite365 focuses on key elements of hospital operational excellence.
by Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions • February 11, 2025
SIA 100 2025

SIA Announces Tracy Clark, Founder and CEO of Elite365 Healthcare Workforce Solutions, a 2025 Staffing 100 North America Honoree

by Frankie Farrar-Helm • January 30, 2025

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