The main advantage to staffing your facility with locum tenens providers is that you will be able to keep your revenue stream flowing. The process of hiring a full-time, traditional healthcare provider will take time, possibly the cost of recruiters, and potential loss of revenue if there is no one else to take on the role/responsibility of the provider who left. The costs unfortunately are not apples-to-apples, so choosing which is cheaper will depend on the facility, the type of provider needed, and the length of coverage needed.