Aya Healthcare Names Emily Hazen as Chief Executive Officer
Emily Hazen, Chief Executive Officer, Aya Healthcare • Photo Credit: Aya Healthcare
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SAN DIEGO, May 2, 2025 (BUSINESS WATCH GLOBAL) — Healthcare staffing company Aya Healthcare has announced the appointment of Emily Hazen as Chief Executive Officer. According to the company, Founder and outgoing CEO Alan Braynin will transition to the role of strategic advisor.
Hazen previously served as Chief Operations Officer for Workforce Solutions and Executive Vice President of Process Optimization at Aya. In these roles, she helped scale the company during a period of growth, focusing on technology integration, service line expansion, and workforce strategy development, including international recruitment.
“It’s an honor to build upon Aya Healthcare’s legacy and advance our mission to help clients and clinicians care for their communities through continued investments in technologies to drive further innovations. Together, we will keep fostering Aya’s exceptional corporate culture with creativity, impact and lasting value,” said Hazen.
Braynin, who founded the company in 2001, led Aya’s transformation into what the company describes as the world’s largest digital staffing platform for healthcare professionals.
“Aya set out to achieve something unique in the healthcare staffing industry. Emily Hazen is a highly effective leader with strategic vision and a relentless drive to innovate. I have the utmost confidence that she is a next generation leader that will bring Aya to new heights and inspire excellence,” said Braynin.
Aya Healthcare’s digital platform delivers a range of labor services including travel nursing, per diem, interim leadership, and non-clinical staffing. Its AI-enabled software suite includes vendor management, predictive analytics, and provider solutions.
For more information, visit www.ayahealthcare.com.
Source: Aya Healthcare
