Part of it is that travelers are contractors. Management only has to pay for that contract for 3-6 months, then technically that cost is no longer an issue. Wh

Part of it is that travelers are contractors. Management only has to pay for that contract for 3-6 months, then technically that cost is no longer an issue. Whereas an FTE nurse is a recurring annual expense, so higher wages will lead to higher long-term costs. Everyone in hospital administration is expecting demand to die down once COVID surges die down, so they don’t want to make any long-term financial changes.