How One Rural Hospital Reduced Costs by 23% While Increasing Nurse Pay by $10/hr by Switching to Humla

For healthcare leaders, managing budgets is a constant balancing act. A rural facility in the Mountain West faced this exact challenge. They relied on a few trusted agency nurses to fill critical gaps but were under pressure to reduce their spending. The dilemma was clear: how could they cut costs without losing the experienced nurses their team and patients depended on?

This is where Humla provided a simple, powerful solution that served as a playbook for immediate savings.

A Simple Playbook for a Seamless Transition

Instead of a complex implementation, getting started with Humla was straightforward. The facility used a very real and effective playbook, they moved their existing agency nurses onto the Humla platform.

The Humla Difference: A Win-Win for Facilities and Nurses

By switching the same nurses from a high-cost agency to the Humla nursing network, the hospital transformed its financial outlook without sacrificing quality.

The transition was remarkably simple and fast for a few key reasons:

• No Upfront Costs: Humla has no setup fees or onboarding costs. The platform is entirely pay-as-you-use, making the decision to start low-risk.
• Self-Service Platform: The nurses were able to onboard with Humla easily and the facility was able to get up and running on the platform and post shifts seamlessly.
• Fast Onboarding: With a simple onboarding process for both nurses and nursing leaders, the facility was fully operational with Humla in less than a week.

This seamless switch allowed the hospital to maintain continuity of care with the same familiar faces, all while fundamentally changing the economics of their staffing model.

This "win-win" scenario is possible because Humla replaces the opaque, high-margin structure of traditional staffing agencies with a transparent marketplace. Humla keeps costs low by investing heavily in a tech-first approach to automate complex processes like managing nurse licenses and credentials. This significantly reduces the administrative overhead that inflates traditional agency fees. As a result, Humla's single-digit platform fee means more money goes to the nurses and the facility's bottom line, creating a sustainable partnership where everyone benefits.