Medical Staffing Insurance now has a new Risk that is affecting it in a major way. Patient Lifting is part of Nurse and Nursing Assistants Daily Routine when moving patients from their beds. What may seem as normal task can Also prove to be a serious risk, 42% of nurses (According to the American Nurses Association) have said that their job duties involve lifting which represents a severe On premise safety Risk.

According to The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health “ 75 lift related injuries occur per 10,000 full time hospital employees”. Even with Lifting Equipment such as lifts and power stretchers most injuries occur with routine patient transfers from bed to chair, and on and off examination tables.

The average age of Nurses has climbed from 39 years old to 51 years old which places nurses at a higher risk of injury and a longer Recovery time for them to be back on the job. Lifting exposure can cause many Temporary staffing carriers to exclude hospitals and retirement homes from their programs and throw them directly into the Risk pool, However there are carriers who are starting to write programs that service this Risk and save staffing firms on their Premiums in this challenging Market. If anything Its a call to action for Carriers to provide Coverage for these Rising Niche Risks.