# Source: CompHealth — What Is Locum Tenens Page

**Type:** source
**Status:** Useful
**Confidence:** Medium
**Source Type:** official-page
**URL:** https://www.comphealth.com/locum-tenens
**Archive:** https://web.archive.org/web/20260510140821/https://comphealth.com/locum-tenens
**Archived:** 2026-05-10
**Publisher:** CompHealth (CHG Healthcare)
**Retrieved:** 2026-08-12
**Raw:** raw/comphealth-locum-tenens-page/2026-08-11-bdaf9821c573.txt
**Updated:** 2026-08-11
**Relates:** cites [CompHealth](comphealth.md) · https://greatutah.work/pages/comphealth.md · https://www.comphealth.com/locum-tenens

## Summary

CompHealth's locum tenens explainer, including the company's self-reported origin claim for the staffing category.

## Useful Claims

- CompHealth states: **"Since its creation in 1979 by CompHealth, locum tenens has gained popularity"** among providers and hiring managers.
- Locum tenens physicians work in **all 50 states** and cover **over 75 specialties**; the page cites industry statistics that **more than 40,000 physicians** work locum assignments annually and **94% of U.S. healthcare facilities** use locum tenens each year.
- The page lists ways locum tenens helps, including **"Strengthens underserved areas"** — self-reported positioning, not a third-party audit.
- Footer identifies parent: **CHG Management, Inc. CHG Healthcare Company**.

## Verbatim

> "Since its creation in 1979 by CompHealth, locum tenens has gained popularity from providers and appreciation from hiring managers, taking its place as an important component of healthcare today."
> — What is locum tenens?, industry history paragraph

> "Locums physicians work in all 50 states and cover over 75 specialties"
> — What is locum tenens?, industry statistics block

> "More than 40,000 physicians work locum assignments annually"
> — What is locum tenens?, industry statistics block

> "94% of U.S. healthcare facilities use locum tenens each year"
> — What is locum tenens?, industry statistics block

> "CHG Management, Inc. CHG Healthcare Company"
> — Page footer

## Reliability Notes

Self-reported tier. The **1979 creation** claim is the company's own telling; it is not corroborated on this page by an independent source.

## Related Pages

- [CompHealth](comphealth.md)