AMN Healthcare Services Inc Q2 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

The following is excerpted from the question-and-answer section of the transcript.

Question: Samuel Kusswurm - William Blair & Company L.L.C., Research Division - Analyst : This is Sam on for Tim. Hope you're all doing well, got a few questions here. I think you previously thought bill rates would settle maybe 10% to 15% higher relative to the pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year. But it sounded like that's not the case anymore. Can you update us on the timing when you now expect this to occur? And if you think they might settle higher or lower than that 10% to 15% during a more normalized environment?

Question: Samuel Kusswurm - William Blair & Company L.L.C., Research Division - Analyst : No, it's super fair and still good color there. Maybe switching gears to more of the Delta variant here. But it seems with COVID case is on the rise, you've had some contingency conversations with clients should this pandemic continue worsening. I guess there's really 2 questions I wanted to ask around that. First, how are you thinking about Delta as it relates to ER nurse demand? And maybe second, do you think this might negatively affect demand for OR nurses? Or are hospital utilization rates continuing to move higher even despite the recent rise in cases?

Question: Samuel Kusswurm - William Blair & Company L.L.C., Research Division - Analyst : Yes. Yes. No, that's good to hear. I appreciate that. I think I'll leave it at that then. But Brian, I know I speak for Tim as well, best of luck in your next endeavor here.