Cascade Health Services

What Cascade Health Services does

Cascade Health Services, doing business as Cascade Health Services and legally organized as Weiss Staffing Solutions, LLC (Missouri LLC), is a private healthcare and nurse staffing agency founded in 1988 and headquartered at 1001 NW Barry Road, Kansas City, MO. The company connects W-2 employed nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, and allied health professionals with healthcare facilities on a per-diem, local contract, and travel nursing basis across Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, and Oklahoma. Its primary customer segments are acute-care hospitals, skilled nursing and long-term care facilities, assisted living and memory care settings, outpatient clinics, and rehabilitation facilities, with stated emphasis on facilities subject to CMS Payroll-Based Journal reporting and survey readiness requirements.

The core technology product is the Cascade W-2 Workforce Marketplace, a two-sided platform with a desktop Client Portal (FastStafer) and paired mobile applications: the Cascade Health clinician app for shift discovery and the FastStafer facility app for staffing requests. Distinguishing technical components include GPS-verified clock-in and clock-out to confirm worker presence at the facility, real-time credential and license visibility, automated PBJ reporting for CMS and state compliance, 50-mile geolocation-based shift matching for clinicians, and integration with third-party vendor management systems. The platform is positioned to compete with 1099 gig-app staffing models by emphasizing W-2 employment protections, benefits, and Joint Commission–certified compliance.

Revenue is generated from usage-based PRN bill rates (with the employer burden of payroll taxes, workers' compensation, malpractice, general liability, cyber insurance, credential tracking, and benefits bundled into the bill), recurring travel nursing contracts of 8-13+ weeks (with weekly billings and guaranteed minimum hours), and committed local contract engagements. Dynamic "Boost$" pricing applies a typical 1.25x multiplier on the hourly bill rate to priority-fill last-minute shifts. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales and inside recruiter outreach to facilities and clinicians, a HubSpot-scheduled demo flow, self-serve portal/app onboarding, and content-led SEO and social media marketing across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok. Regulatory credentials include Joint Commission certification, NATHO and ASA memberships, HIPAA business-associate compliance, and OIG/GSA exclusion screening contractually embedded in customer agreements.

Name

Cascade Health Services

Legal name

Weiss Staffing Solutions, LLC dba Cascade Health Services

Website

https://cascadestaff.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Cascade Health Services is a Joint Commission-certified, privately held healthcare staffing agency in Kansas City that places W-2 nurses, CNAs, and allied health professionals with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and clinics across KS, MO, NE, CO, and OK via PRN, travel, and contract engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Operations & Monitoring FSP (CRA/CTM/Start-up) (HLAGAOAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing services
• Nurse staffing agency
• Per diem staffing
• Travel nursing services
• Medical staffing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PRN (Per Diem) Staffing: Hourly bill rate charged to facilities for W-2 healthcare professionals working on an as-needed basis. Cascade handles payroll taxes, workers comp, malpractice, general liability, cyber insurance, and benefits. Facilities pay the bill rate which covers both worker pay and agency margin.
2. Travel Nursing Contracts: 8-13+ week contracts for travel nurses with higher bill rates that include tax-free stipends and competitive pay. Cascade guarantees weekly hours and handles all employer obligations.
3. Local Contract Staffing (Guaranteed Shifts): Committed coverage model where clinicians commit to recurring shift blocks or minimum hours. Provides predictable staffing with cancellation and float rules defined upfront.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cascade Health Services is a W-2 healthcare staffing agency founded in 1988 that connects hospitals, long-term care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, clinics, and rehabilitation centers with nurses, CNAs, and allied health professionals on a PRN (per diem), local contract, or travel basis. The company operates the Cascade W-2 Workforce Marketplace, a technology-enabled platform featuring a client portal and mobile apps that handle shift requests, GPS-verified clock-in/out, credential tracking, and PBJ compliance reporting. All placements are supported by 24/7/365 live human staffing support, with Cascade acting as the W-2 employer handling payroll taxes, workers' compensation, malpractice, benefits, and credential management.

Product overview

Cascade Health Services operates as a healthcare and nurse staffing agency founded in 1988, operating under Weiss Staffing Solutions LLC. The company connects healthcare facilities with W-2 employed nurses, CNAs, and allied health professionals through its Cascade W-2 Workforce Marketplace. The product portfolio centers on two primary digital platforms: the Client Portal for facilities (facility staffing management, credential tracking, PBJ reporting, GPS tracking) and the Cascade Mobile App for workers (shift discovery, clock in/out, messaging). Service offerings include PRN (per diem) staffing, travel nursing placements, and local contract staffing with guaranteed shifts. The company serves hospitals, long-term care, skilled nursing, assisted living, and rehabilitation facilities across Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, and Oklahoma.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Hiring acceptance rate below 10% of applicants
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Trusted Nurse Staffing: Travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency operating with a W-2 employment model. Comparable to Cascade in travel nursing services and worker classification philosophy.
• AMN Healthcare: Largest US healthcare staffing company providing nurse, allied, and locum tenens staffing across all 50 states. Directly comparable to Cascade as a healthcare staffing agency serving hospitals and healthcare facilities with similar service lines (PRN, travel, per diem).
• Aya Healthcare: Major travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with a tech-forward platform. Directly competes with Cascade in travel nursing and per diem staffing and is among the largest players in Cascade's core service categories.
• ShiftMed: Mobile-first healthcare staffing platform connecting nurses with facilities for per diem shifts. Directly competes with Cascade in PRN staffing; while ShiftMed uses a 1099 model and Cascade uses W-2, they target the same facility buyers and clinician supply.
• IntelyCare: Tech-enabled nurse staffing marketplace focused on per diem and long-term placements. Directly comparable to Cascade in PRN staffing, with an app-based operating model targeting similar SNF and acute care customers.
• Clipboard Health: Marketplace platform connecting nurses and allied health workers with healthcare facilities for per diem shifts. Competes with Cascade in app-based PRN staffing using a 1099 contractor model.
• Medical Solutions: Travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with a technology platform. Comparable to Cascade in travel nursing service line and tech-enabled staffing approach targeting hospitals and healthcare facilities.

Broad incumbents

• Maxim Healthcare Services: National healthcare staffing and home health provider with broad portfolio across staffing and home health services. Comparable to Cascade as a larger, more diversified incumbent in healthcare staffing and adjacent care services.
• HealthTrust Workforce Solutions: HCA-affiliated healthcare staffing and workforce solutions provider. Larger, established player in healthcare staffing offering overlapping capabilities (travel, per diem, workforce management) to similar facility customers as part of a broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• SnapNurse: Tech-forward healthcare staffing platform focused on rapid nurse placement. Emerging competitor in the same space as Cascade with a strong digital focus, intersecting with Cascade's tech-enabled marketplace approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cascade.staff
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cascade-health-services
• Instagraminstagram.com/cascadestaffing
• TikToktiktok.com/@cascade_health

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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