With the holiday celebrations now behind us, most of you are hopefully refreshed from some time off, and now returning to work this week to begin focusing on 2009 goals. I would like to wish everyone a strong jump start in the New Year to achieve the best that can be within your work and personal domains. We're truly optimistic about the future as Trident closes our books from 2008 with the realization that the company just had its best year ever. Inasmuch as our good fortune comes at a time amid economic strain in our country, it is our hope to extend efforts to perfusionists to aid in the promotion of continued strength in our industry, particularly within the perfusion employment arena.
The U.S. Government reports the following statistics on the country's Unemployment Rate:
Both the number of unemployed persons (10.3 million) and the unemployment rate (6.7 percent) continued to increase in November.Since the start of the recession in December 2007, as recently announced by the National Bureau of Economic Research, the number of unemployed persons increased by 2.7 million, and the unemployment rate rose by 1.7 percentage points. (Source: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm )
Many sectors of industry are particularly at risk for unemployment. As we have all witnessed within the news over the past several months, our automobile manufacturers are forced to do major lay-offs and close plants and sales centers; banking and real estate have suffered historical lows; the stock market dives have left many private investors at great loss, and even after a hopeful Christmas season in retail, the numbers reported in sales at the close of 2008 were disappointing. Now many retailers are closing stores throughout the country. Yet, in our perfusion business, 2008 was the strongest year Trident Health Resources, Inc. has seen.
For the first time in our 20 year company history, Trident is fully staffed. I don't know what this means against the tides of a struggling U.S. economy other than perhaps the need for heart surgery is a steady business as much of our demographic population of Baby Boomers enters advanced age.
I have recently updated the Trident website employment page. We continue to recruit good perfusionists for future positions.We also pride ourself in sharing our knowledge of openings within other contract companies and for in-house hospital staffing needs, if and when, we become aware of them and are able to match and refer a qualified prospective perfusionist to a good career opportunity.
Trident's dedication to the industry extends beyond our own company needs. Our community website, www.perfusioncommunity.com is a stand-alone place for perfusionists to find the latest news and employment opportunities within many hospitals around the country. We keep our data current on a weekly-sometimes daily-basis. I'm excited to tell you that this month at Perfusion Community we are establishing a resume bank for perfusionist job seekers, which will allow job seekers a one-stop-shop for job hunting. Potential employers will have the ability to search the resume bank and contact prospects directly about openings. This is yet another added service Perfusion Community will soon offer.Please be sure to check online frequently for the latest developments.
Wishing you all the best in health and prosperity in 2009.
Ralph E. Jordan
CEO & President
Trident Health Resources, Inc.
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