Eric Makowski

About Eric Makowski

I have believed in compassionate, high-quality patient care since I was 12 years old—when I first volunteered in a nursing home and discovered the power of dignity, humor, and human connection in healthcare. That early experience shaped my life’s work.Today, I steward a portfolio of healthcare and medical workforce organizations, united by an ambitious commitment: building the workforce infrastructure required to make consistently excellent patient care possible.I partner with hospital associations, administrators, and large medical groups who are ready to move beyond short-term staffing fixes and build sustainable workforce models that protect margins, strengthen teams, and restore confidence in patient care delivery.As CEO of Inspire Medical and President of AMS Healthcare Staffing, I lead physician and advanced practice provider staffing strategies designed for reliability, integration, and long-term partnership—not transactional shift-filling. We support rural ER departments, hospitals, behavioral health facilities, long-term care centers, and clinics nationwide with thoroughly vetted providers who integrate into teams and elevate care standards.My background spans post-acute rehabilitation, brain injury care, life-care campuses, and multi-state healthcare advocacy. I have:* Scaled healthcare organizations from startup to $13M+ in revenue* Advocated for expanded insurance mandates covering brain injury care* Contributed to increasing state healthcare funding from $9M to $30M* Supported private equity healthcare transactions through M&A advisory and due diligence* Established national provider networks focused on catastrophic injury careAcross every venture, the mission has remained consistent: stabilize systems so clinicians can focus on what matters most—patients.I work with hospital administrators, clinic leaders, and large practice groups—especially in rural and underserved communities—to solve the structural workforce challenges that directly impact patient outcomes.Rural healthcare is not a staffing problem. It is a systems problem. And solving it requires leadership that understands bedside realities, regulatory pressures, financial constraints, and the human toll of workforce instability.Healthcare talent acquisition is not about speed. It is about trust, continuity, and quality.If your organization is seeking a healthcare talent acquisition partner committed to patient care excellence and operational stability, I welcome the conversation.Because when we stabilize the workforce, we elevate patient care.

Experience

1. President

   Ams Healthcare Staffing

   Jan 2020 — Present · Louisville, KY, US

   For over 40 years AMS Healthcare Staffing has been providing highly qualified and experienced healthcare professionals throughout Kentucky and Indiana. We’re able to provide these services through direct relationships with hospitals, providers, and partnerships with top companies in the area. Our professional staff and proprietors provide extraordinary service and support to a variety of healthcare facilities. Our supplemental staffing services have been allocated to many hospitals, behavioral healthcare facilities, long-term care facilities, physician offices, outpatient care centers, adult day care centers, in home care and more. AMS Healthcare Staffing was founded with the mission of supporting high-quality healthcare professionals in meeting their goals in the healthcare industry along with providing unparalleled customer service to the facilities and managers that we work with.AMS Healthcare Staffing is dedicated to providing quality patient care and expectations of every healthcare professional and facility that we serve.

Education

• Western Governors University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Health/Health Care Administration/Management

• Michigan State University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology