Locums firm doubles down on VP growth

Floyd Lee Locums announced two changes designed to increase its concierge service offering for clients. Josh Ahlberg has joined the company as the newest VP of Business Development, and Kemi Upchurch has been promoted to VP of Client Services.

Josh Ahlberg and Kemi Upchurch

“Josh brings a wealth of expertise to our firm, with repeated success in building locums startups,” said CEO Natasha Lee. “His ongoingpartnership with Kemi—and her deep well of experience—will define how we focus on serving hospitals and healthcare facilities.”

In his role as VP of Business Development, Ahlberg will lead the locums firm’s client acquisition and engagement strategies. Similarly, Upchurch will collaborate closely with Ahlberg to guide a team of locums experts in providing concierge levels of support for the organization’s healthcare facility partners.

“The culture of this team, both internally and externally, is such an amazing thing to get to be a part of,” said Ahlberg. “And it’s only accelerating,” added Upchurch, “This partnership between our two groups, business development and client services, shows our clients we’re committed to end-to-end service and solutions for their goals.”

Prior to joining Floyd Lee Locums, Ahlberg spent more than 13 years managing new business development and client acquisition for a variety of locums firms, including Martin Fletcher and Supplemental Health Care. Upchurch is promoted to VP of Client Services after serving as a Regional Vice President for Floyd Lee Locums since November of 2017, after a long and successful career with Supplemental Health Care where she previously worked with CEO Natasha Lee.

About Floyd Lee Locums

Floyd Lee Locums provides elite concierge service to hospitals and healthcare facilities nationwide, providing exceptional locums physicians, dentists and advance practice providers across a variety of specialties.  Our team is built on a strong foundation of industry experience, having worked with all of the larger agencies and discovering that there is a better way to serve.  

We endeavor to be your long-term partner, tailoring our services to your individual need to ensure you’re able to fill open positions with highly qualified staff within budget.  That means we’re not interested in barraging your staff with phone calls and emails to fill a position or hit an immediate sales quota. Rather, we aim to work with you as a strategic partner who understands both your immediate and long-term staffing goals, so that we can create a customized plan that will complement your permanent recruiting efforts. We also strive to educate and create transparency, so you have the upfront information you need to be successful in using physician staffing to improve patient coverage. To ensure we are able to provide a seamless experience and create positive ROI for your organization, we set you up with one of our dedicated concierge consultants, who will provide tailored, 24/7 support and guidance whenever needed.

Visit www.FloydLeeLocums.com to learn more.