Aya Healthcare

What Aya Healthcare does

Aya Healthcare is America's largest travel nursing and allied health staffing agency, founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Diego, California. The company operates a two-sided workforce platform that connects healthcare facilities with clinicians (registered nurses, allied health professionals, physicians, and advanced practice providers) across travel nursing, per diem, locum tenens, permanent placement, and interim leadership assignments, with active coverage spanning all 50 US states plus Canada and the United Kingdom.

The technology stack is a portfolio of proprietary products. LotusOne is a vendor management system (VMS) for healthcare workforce procurement; Workforce AI is an AI-powered matching engine that aligns clinician supply with facility demand; Shifts is an app-based open-shift management tool; CoreHire is a permanent-hiring platform; and DocCafe is a physician-recruitment solution. Acquisitions have expanded the stack: Winnow AI (November 2023) added predictive analytics for physician recruitment and retention, ID Medical (January 2024) and Locum's Nest (June 2025) added UK market presence and staff-bank technology.

Revenue is generated through multiple streams: transaction-fee placement income across travel nursing, allied health, per diem, locum tenens, permanent placement, and interim leadership; managed-service-provider (MSP) contracts for healthcare systems outsourcing vendor management; and subscription/recurring software licensing for LotusOne and related platforms. Distribution is hybrid: enterprise sales through dedicated recruiter field teams and an MSP practice serve large health systems, while a self-serve digital platform (website plus iOS/Android apps) serves individual clinicians with real-time job search, pay transparency, and one-click application. The company employs 5,001-10,000 people and supports more than 7,335 active job openings at the time of data extraction.

Name

Aya Healthcare

Legal name

Aya Healthcare, Inc.

Website

https://www.ayahealthcare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

America's largest travel nursing and allied health agency, Aya Healthcare places clinical professionals across travel, per diem, locum tenens, and permanent assignments while selling proprietary workforce management software to healthcare facilities across the US, Canada, and UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH)

Keywords

• Travel nursing staffing
• Healthcare workforce solutions
• Locum tenens services
• Allied health staffing
• Healthcare staffing software

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Travel Nursing & Allied Health Staffing: Placement of travel nurses and allied health professionals at healthcare facilities across the US. Clinicians work 13-week assignments (typical) at facilities nationwide. Revenue generated through staffing fees charged to healthcare facility clients.
2. Per Diem Staffing: Daily shift-based staffing placing nurses and allied health professionals in immediate staffing needs at healthcare facilities.
3. Locum Tenens: Physician and advanced practice provider temporary staffing services through Aya Locums brand.
4. Permanent Placement: Direct hire placement services for permanent healthcare positions including nursing, allied health, and physician recruitment.
5. Interim Leadership: Placement of interim healthcare leadership and management professionals at healthcare organizations.
6. Managed Service Provider (MSP): Comprehensive workforce management outsourcing services for healthcare systems managing multiple staffing vendors.
7. Software Solutions (VMS): Technology platform licensing including LotusOne VMS, Workforce AI, and other software solutions for healthcare workforce management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Aya Healthcare is America's largest travel nursing and allied health staffing agency, placing registered nurses, allied health professionals, physicians, and locum tenens providers at healthcare facilities across all 50 US states. The company generates revenue primarily through staffing fees charged to healthcare facility clients for temporary placements, permanent hires, and managed workforce programs. Aya also sells proprietary workforce technology including the LotusOne Vendor Management System, Workforce AI matching, and mobile shift management tools.

Product overview

Aya Healthcare operates as a healthcare workforce solutions platform offering both technology products and staffing services. The software portfolio includes five core platforms: LotusOne (Vendor Management System), Workforce AI (AI-powered staffing optimization), Shifts (app-based shift management), CoreHire (permanent hiring), and DocCafe (physician recruitment). These technology products are complemented by comprehensive staffing services spanning travel nursing, allied health, per diem, locum tenens, interim leadership, and managed service provider solutions. The company also provides advisory services and international recruitment capabilities, positioning itself as an end-to-end workforce solutions provider for healthcare organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LotusOne: Vendor Management System (VMS) with comprehensive staffing management features
• Workforce AI
• Shifts
• CoreHire
• DocCafe
• Aya Scholars
• Aya Index

Products and services

• Travel Nursing Staffing
• Allied Health Staffing
• Per Diem Staffing
• Locum Tenens Staffing (Aya Locums)
• Permanent Placement (Direct Hire) Recruiting
• Interim Leadership Staffing
• Managed Service Provider (MSP) Program
• Aya Education Staffing
• International Recruitment
• Healthcare Advisory Services
• LotusOne (Vendor Management System)
• Workforce AI
• Shifts (Open Shift Management App)
• CoreHire (Permanent Hiring Software)
• DocCafe (Physician Recruitment Software)

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,335 total openings (6,059 unique travel contracts) currently available
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Winnow AIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2023Aya Healthcare acquired Winnow AI, a data science-driven platform providing predictive insights into physician recruitment and retention. The acquisition aims to address ongoing healthcare provider shortages by enhancing recruitment capabilities for both passive and active physicians through advanced analytics.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Group: Global broad-line staffing incumbent with a sizable healthcare and medical staffing vertical (Adecco Medical & Science) competing for both facility contracts and clinician candidates.

Direct peers

• AMN Healthcare: Largest publicly traded US healthcare staffing firm competing directly with Aya across travel nursing, locum tenens, allied health, and MSP/VMS for the same hospital and health-system clients.
• Cross Country Healthcare: Direct US healthcare staffing competitor across travel nursing, per diem, locum tenens, and permanent placement; was Aya's intended $615M merger target before FTC-led termination.
• CHG Healthcare: Privately held competitor operating CompHealth, Weatherby Healthcare, and RNnetwork brands across locum tenens and travel nursing staffing with comparable facility sales motion.
• Medical Solutions: US travel nursing and allied health staffing agency with a similar clinician-recruitment, mobile-app, and facility-sales model directly overlapping Aya's core offering.
• Trusted Nurse Staffing: Mid-sized direct competitor focused on travel nursing with housing support and benefits packages, competing for the same clinician pool and hospital contracts.
• Jackson Healthcare: National healthcare staffing and workforce solutions provider spanning allied, nursing, locum tenens, and technology/VMS offerings that overlap with Aya's full-stack portfolio.
• HealthTrust Workforce Solutions: HCA-affiliated MSP and travel staffing provider competing on enterprise health-system MSP/VMS contracts where Aya also bids with LotusOne and Workforce AI.
• Aequor Technologies: Healthcare and life-sciences staffing firm placing nurses, allied health, and IT clinical professionals on travel and per diem assignments with similar target customers.

Emerging players

• Locum's Nest: UK-based digital staff-bank platform that Aya itself acquired in 2025; notable because it represents the NHS-focused tech stack that Aya is now integrating under the ID Medical umbrella.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/AyaHealthcare
• Facebookfacebook.com/ayahealthcaretravelnursing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aya-healthcare
• Instagraminstagram.com/ayahealthcare
• TikToktiktok.com/@ayahealthcare
• Xx.com/Ayahealthcare

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A9 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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