Name

Health Carousel

Legal name

Health Carousel, LLC

Website

https://healthcarousel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Staffing Services: Health Carousel provides travel nursing, international nursing (PassportUSA), allied health staffing, and locum tenens services. Revenue is generated through staffing fees charged to healthcare facilities for placing healthcare professionals on assignments of varying durations.
2. Workforce Solutions / MSP: Managed Service Provider (MSP) solutions covering internal and external resource management (IRP and ERP), workforce analytics, and managed services. Vendor-neutral technology platform provided as part of comprehensive workforce solutions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Health Carousel is a healthcare workforce solutions provider that places travel nurses, international nurses (via the PassportUSA program), allied health professionals, and locum tenens physicians into U.S. hospitals and health systems. It also operates a Managed Service Provider (MSP) offering through a vendor-neutral technology platform that delivers predictive analytics, real-time reporting, and total talent management (internal and external resource pools) to help facilities reduce contingent labor costs and stabilize their workforce.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NEXTLocums: Locum tenens staffing brand under Health Carousel Locum Network
• Onyx M.D.
• Lucidity
• Vitruvian Medical
• MEDPATH Partners
• Health Carousel Foundation
• Nursing Careers Week
• Light the Way
• Full Circle of Support
• Achieve MORE, Live MORE

Products and services

• Health Carousel Travel Nursing & Allied Health Provides U.S. healthcare facilities with travel nurses and allied health professionals (registered nurses, respiratory therapists, radiology technicians) across variable assignment lengths and flexible start dates.
• PassportUSA (Health Carousel International) Recruits, qualifies, and onboards foreign-educated nurses and allied health professionals from 26+ countries for placement in U.S. healthcare facilities, providing full immigration support, visa processing, NCLEX preparation, credentialing, travel, housing, and ongoing career support with milestone rewards for qualified nurses.
• Health Carousel Workforce Solutions (MSP) Managed Service Provider offering for hospitals and health systems providing vendor-neutral total talent management, internal and external resource pool management, predictive analytics, real-time reporting, and staffing vendor management through a custom technology platform.
• Health Carousel Locum Network (HCLN) Locum tenens staffing network delivering physicians and advanced practice providers to healthcare facilities through the brands NEXTLocums, Onyx M.D., Lucidity, Vitruvian Medical, and MEDPATH Partners.
• Tailored Healthcare Staffing Domestic U.S. travel nursing agency brand under Health Carousel Travel Nursing & Allied Health, recognized as a Top 10 travel nursing company for six consecutive years.
• Next Travel Nursing Domestic U.S. travel nursing agency brand under Health Carousel Travel Nursing & Allied Health, recognized as a Top 10 travel nursing company for six consecutive years.
• Medical Staffing Options Domestic U.S. travel nursing and medical staffing agency brand under Health Carousel Travel Nursing & Allied Health, recognized as a Top 10 travel nursing company for four consecutive years.

Quantifiable outcome

• Surpassed 15 million patient lives impacted
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Nursing Careers Week Partners (20+ global partners)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2025Coalition of 20+ partners from healthcare, education, and advocacy contributing content, resources, and promotional support. Featured partners include Chamberlain University, Operation Happy Nurse, National League for Nursing, and The DAISY Foundation.
• Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment PracticescoreOthers · 23 July 2020Certified Ethical Recruitment Firm by the Alliance, a division of CGFNS International, Inc. Commits to continual education of recruited health professionals and ongoing oversight.
• The Joint CommissioncoreOthersHealth Carousel has been certified by The Joint Commission since 2010 with zero citations for improvement. This certification validates quality standards in healthcare staffing and recruitment practices.
• DAISY FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Carousel is the exclusive International Advocate of the DAISY Foundation, sponsoring DAISY Awards for compassionate patient care provided by nurses. Have awarded 100+ Daisy Awards in past 4 years and 18 DAISY Award recipients recognized in 2025.
• AAIHR (American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment)coreOthersHealth Carousel follows AAIHR Code of Ethics and is recognized by AAIHR for ethical international recruitment practices.
• NALTO (National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations)coreOthersHealth Carousel has been a member of NALTO for 15 years with representation on Credentialing Committee, Legislative Committee, and Marketing Committee. Jim Chandler elected to NALTO Board of Directors in 2021.
• 1N5minorOthersMental health nonprofit partnership supporting HC's 650 admin employees, more than 3,000 working healthcare professionals, and local communities. Raised over $36,000 for mental health initiatives in 2025 through Raffle for a Cause.
• CGFNS International, Inc.coreOthersPartnership through Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices, a division of CGFNS. Health Carousel certified for ethical recruitment practices.
• Slave Free AlliancecoreOthersFirst North American staffing company to join the Slave Free Alliance, demonstrating commitment to ethical and human trafficking-free recruitment practices.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Vivian Health: Healthcare job marketplace and staffing platform focused on travel nursing, allied health, and per diem roles. Competes indirectly with Health Carousel for clinician candidates and increasingly for hospital clients via digital sourcing channels.

Direct peers

• CHG Healthcare: Private healthcare staffing company operating CompHealth, RNnetwork, Weatherby Healthcare, and Global Medical Staffing. Directly comparable multi-brand portfolio covering nursing, locum tenens, and allied health with similar hospital system customers.
• Jackson Healthcare: Private healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company with allied health, nursing, and locum tenens services plus MSP offerings. Comparable multi-brand portfolio and enterprise sales motion to health systems.
• AMN Healthcare: Largest publicly traded U.S. healthcare staffing company, offering travel nursing, allied health, locum tenens, and workforce solutions across the same customer base (hospitals and health systems) as Health Carousel. Most directly comparable peer at scale.
• Aya Healthcare: Large private U.S. healthcare staffing firm with a leading travel nursing platform, allied staffing, and a digital-first candidate marketplace. Competes head-to-head with Health Carousel's travel nursing and international nursing brands.
• Trustaff: Private travel nursing and allied health staffing firm. Competes with Health Carousel's travel nursing brands (Tailored Healthcare Staffing, Next Travel Nursing, Medical Staffing Options) on the same domestic nursing pool.
• Maxim Healthcare Staffing: Large private healthcare staffing firm providing travel nursing, allied health, locum tenens, and home health staffing. Competes with Health Carousel's full portfolio across the same hospital and health system buyer base.
• Cross Country Healthcare: Publicly traded healthcare staffing firm with travel nursing, allied health, locum tenens, and workforce solutions. Competes directly with Health Carousel's full service portfolio and serves the same acute care hospital market.
• Medical Solutions: Private U.S. travel nursing and allied health staffing company with comparable hospital client base, dedicated account management model, and emphasis on clinician experience akin to Health Carousel's 'Careers Not Contracts' approach.
• Aureus Medical Group: Private healthcare staffing firm specializing in allied health, travel nursing, and locum tenens. Comparable service mix to Health Carousel with particular overlap in allied health staffing (radiology, respiratory therapy).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@healthcarousel
• Facebookfacebook.com/HealthCarousel
• Instagraminstagram.com/healthcarousel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/health-carousel

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A4 records

Investments

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

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