In 1988, Denise Burnett Stewart, RN, BSN joined her friend Carol Paterson, who had an idea to start a specialized nurse staffing company. During the first year, they worked to build their client base and nurse base, but were taken off course when Carol was diagnosed with cancer. In 1990, Carol passed away and Denise became president and owner. Known today as OR Nurses Nationwide/Travel Nurses, Inc., the company has expanded to staffing all nurse specialties and allied professionals nationwide. It has added two additional offices – now with a presence in Memphis, TN; Fort Lauderdale, FL; and Dallas, TX – with the same mindset: To provide patients with exceptional care by staffing elite healthcare professionals from all specialties in their ideal locations and facilities.

OR Nurses Nationwide/Travel Nurses, Inc. has consistently ranked as the Largest Women Owned Business and has been recognized as a “Best Places to Work” by the Memphis Business Journal. Denise has been an active member of the Society of Entrepreneurs sponsored Insights Group since 2010.

Links to items mentioned in the interview:
OR Nurses Nationwide/Travel Nurses, Inc.
Society of Entrepreneurs Profile
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Baptist Health Sciences University
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
St. Francis Hospital - Memphis
Maryville University