Healthcare staffing has become one of the fastest growing challenges in the medical industry. The nation's medical institutions, local area clinics and physician's offices are in dire need of quality patient care and better financial management of human resources.

Southern Home Medical Equipment, Inc. (OTC: SHOM) is a holding company with a focus on serving the needs of the health care staffing industry.

Through its Encore Medical Staffing, Inc. ("Encore Medical") division, Southern Home supplies quality health care professionals on a per diem and temporary contract basis to hospitals, rehab centers, nursing homes and other medical facilities. Encore aggressively recruits and provides Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs). With a growing national franchise business, Encore Medical franchises are located in Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville, South Carolina; Lebanon, Kentucky; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and Baltimore, Maryland. Southern Home Medical is leveraging the success of its Encore franchise business model to expand sales opportunities on a national basis. Click here to learn more