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Sturdy Medical is a nurse-owned locum tenens staffing firm dedicated to strengthening the healthcare workforce and helping healthcare facilities maintain consistent, high-quality patient care. We partner with hospitals, medical groups, and healthcare systems to provide dependable locum coverage through experienced physicians (MDs and DOs) and advanced practice providers, including nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs).
Healthcare organizations today face growing provider shortages, increasing patient demand, and the ongoing challenge of maintaining reliable clinical coverage. Sturdy Medical was founded to help solve these challenges by connecting healthcare facilities with highly qualified clinicians who can step in quickly and integrate seamlessly into existing care teams.
Our approach is built on three core commitments. First, we maintain rigorous provider vetting standards to ensure every clinician we represent meets high professional, clinical, and credentialing requirements. Second, we support facilities with efficient credentialing coordination to help reduce onboarding delays and get providers working as quickly as possible. Third, we focus on building long-term partnerships with both healthcare facilities and clinicians, allowing us to better understand staffing needs and deliver reliable coverage solutions over time.
As a nurse-founded organization, we bring a unique clinical perspective to staffing. We understand the pressures healthcare teams face and the importance of placing clinicians who are not only qualified but also adaptable, collaborative, and patient-focused.
At Sturdy Medical, our goal is to be more than a staffing vendor. We strive to be a trusted workforce partner that healthcare organizations can rely on for consistent locum coverage, responsive service, and clinicians who are committed to delivering excellent patient care.

Mercy Karanja is the Founder and CEO of Sturdy Medical, a mission-driven, clinician-founded healthcare staffing company focused on strengthening the healthcare workforce through quality, dependability, and excellence. With 27 years in healthcare, including 24 years as a registered nurse, Mercy brings rare, firsthand insight into the realities clinicians face and the standards facilities require.
Rising through the ranks into clinical leadership, Mercy’s experience spans long-term care, acute care, and community settings. A visionary, collaborative leader, Mercy has led multiple teams to achieve Joint Commission accreditation and is known for building high-performing, quality-driven care teams.
A graduate of Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts, Mercy founded Sturdy Medical after witnessing critical staffing gaps during the COVID-19 pandemic—building a staffing model that truly serves clinicians and the patients who depend on them. Outside of work, Mercy loves spending time with her family, grounding her mission in both care and connection.

Every provider we represent undergoes a comprehensive screening process to verify licensing, experience, references, and clinical qualifications to ensure they meet the high standards healthcare facilities expect.

Our team works closely with facilities to streamline credentialing and onboarding, helping reduce administrative delays and allowing providers to begin assignments as quickly as possible.

Whether filling short-term gaps, covering provider leave, or supporting long-term staffing needs, we focus on delivering dependable clinicians who can integrate smoothly into existing teams.

We provide access to a network of experienced physicians (MDs and DOs) and advanced practice providers (NPs and PAs) across multiple specialties to help facilities maintain continuity of care.

We prioritize building lasting relationships with both healthcare organizations and clinicians, allowing us to better understand staffing needs and consistently deliver providers who fit each facility’s culture and clinical environment.
Let us help you maintain continuity of care without the hassle.
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