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 became a member of The Society of Entrepreneurs sponsored Insights Group in 2002 and was inducted into The Society of Entrepreneurs in 2010.
