CHG Healthcare Appoints Ema Prince as President of CompHealth's Permanent Placement Division to Advance Enterprise Workforce Strategy
With physician shortages intensifying and permanent placement demand outpacing supply, CHG Healthcare strengthens its long-term clinical workforce capabilities with a leader who brings nearly two decades of recruiting, executive search, and human capital experience to the role.
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CHG Healthcare, the nation's leading physician-centred workforce solutions company, has announced that Ema Prince has been named President of CompHealth's Permanent Placement Division. The appointment reinforces CHG's enterprise-wide strategy to help healthcare organisations build stable, long-term clinical workforces at a moment when demand for permanent physicians is outpacing supply and the structural pressures on clinical staffing show no sign of easing. Prince brings nearly 20 years of recruiting, executive search, and human capital leadership experience to the role, with a proven track record of helping healthcare organisations attract and retain high-impact clinicians.
The Workforce Challenge Driving the Appointment
The context for Prince's appointment is one of sustained and growing pressure on healthcare organisations' ability to staff their clinical operations with permanent physicians. Locum tenens and temporary staffing solutions have long played a critical role in bridging gaps — and CHG's CompHealth brand has been a market leader in that space for over four decades. But as the physician shortage deepens, health systems are increasingly recognising that temporary staffing alone cannot substitute for the stability, continuity of care, and institutional knowledge that permanent clinical teams provide.
CHG is responding by expanding its role in clients' permanent placement programmes — investing in solutions that pair immediate locum tenens relief with long-term workforce planning, and building advisory capabilities that treat temporary and permanent staffing as complementary levers in a single integrated workforce strategy rather than separate, competing services.
What Ema Prince Brings to the Role
Prince's background spans the full spectrum of talent placement in healthcare — from frontline recruiting through executive search and strategic human capital consulting. Her experience positions her to lead a division that operates at the intersection of immediate operational need and long-range organisational planning, helping clients not only fill open roles but build the fully engaged, permanent physician and advanced practice teams that sustain clinical quality over time.
"I'm excited to help our clients build sustainable clinical workforces through a strategic mix of temporary and permanent solutions. CHG has an unmatched ability to partner with organizations over the full lifecycle of their staffing needs, and I look forward to expanding the impact of our permanent placement services."
— Ema Prince, President, CompHealth Permanent Placement Division
Leadership Perspectives: Blending Immediate Relief With Long-Term Stability
Both CHG's senior leadership and the broader enterprise client solutions team framed Prince's appointment as part of a deliberate evolution in how CHG positions its permanent placement capabilities — not as a standalone service but as an integral component of a broader workforce strategy that addresses the full clinical staffing lifecycle.
"Our clients are not just asking us to fill open roles — they are asking for a partner who can help them build lasting, fully engaged physician and advanced practice teams. Ema's leadership allows us to elevate our permanent placement capabilities, while expanding our advisory services and pairing locum support with long-term permanent staffing. By blending immediate staffing support with long-term workforce strategy, we help organizations stabilize teams and reduce burnout."
— Melinda Giese, SVP of Enterprise Client Solutions, CHG Healthcare
"Ema brings a rare combination of deep industry insight and an entrepreneurial approach to solving workforce challenges. Her leadership strengthens our ability to help clients navigate immediate staffing pressures while building the permanent teams that drive long-term stability. This is exactly the kind of forward-thinking leadership that will elevate our impact across the healthcare industry."
— Bill Heller, Chief Operating Officer, CHG Healthcare
About CHG Healthcare and CompHealth
As the nation's leading physician workforce experts, CHG Healthcare connects physicians, advanced practice providers, and allied health professionals with healthcare organisations nationwide — helping deliver high-quality care to more than 20 million patients every year. With more than 40 years of experience, CHG and its family of brands — including CompHealth, Weatherby Healthcare, RNnetwork, and Global Medical Staffing — deliver scalable, people-centred workforce solutions across the clinical spectrum, from locum tenens and permanent staffing to technology and advisory services. CHG is recognised for industry-leading Net Promoter Scores and partnerships with half of the nation's largest health systems. More information is available at chghealthcare.com.
Key Takeaways
- Ema Prince has been appointed President of CompHealth's Permanent Placement Division at CHG Healthcare, bringing nearly 20 years of recruiting, executive search, and human capital leadership experience to the role
- The appointment reflects CHG's strategic expansion into permanent placement — investing in solutions that pair immediate locum tenens staffing relief with long-term workforce planning as physician shortages deepen across the US
- CHG's vision is to evolve from a staffing supplier to a full-lifecycle workforce partner — helping health systems stabilise clinical teams, reduce burnout, and build lasting physician and advanced practice provider teams
- COO Bill Heller and SVP Melinda Giese both emphasised Prince's rare combination of deep industry insight, entrepreneurial problem-solving, and advisory capability as central to her appointment
- CHG Healthcare connects physicians and allied health professionals with organisations serving more than 20 million patients annually, with partnerships across half of the nation's largest health systems