Our Story
Heart First Staffing was founded in 2025 by Mariama Ly, a healthcare professional with over seven years of experience and a personal mission rooted in loss, resilience, and the fight for equity in care.
After losing both of her uncles to preventable conditions in West Africa, Mariama saw firsthand the devastating impact of healthcare disparities. She also witnessed how chronic staffing shortages and burnout directly affect the quality of care patients receive.
Driven by the desire to change the system from both sides, she launched Heart First Staffing to support overworked healthcare professionals and fill staffing gaps for facilities.
While working in hospitals across Philadelphia, Mariama experienced the toll that short staffing takes on both caregivers and patients. When staff are stretched too thin, care suffers. When healthcare workers aren’t supported, compassion fades.
Heart First Staffing was born to break that cycle and create everlasting change!
Our Mission
At Heart First Staffing, our mission is to transform healthcare by putting hearts first; the hearts of caregivers and the hearts of patients. We are committed to providing healthcare facilities with compassionate, reliable staff who are passionate about making a difference in healthcare. By prioritizing the well-being of our workers, we foster better patient outcomes, healthier workplaces, and contribute to reducing healthcare staffing shortages across the U.S.