Operator
Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to AMN Healthcare s First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised, that today s conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Randy Reece, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.
Randy Reece
Director of Investor Relations
Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to AMN Healthcare s first quarter 2021 earnings call. A replay of this webcast will be available at ir.amnhealthcare.com following the conclusion of this call. Details for the audio replay of the conference call are in our earnings release issued this afternoon.
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