AACO Nursing Agency

What AACO Nursing Agency does

AACO Nursing Agency is a private US healthcare staffing firm founded in 1990 by Mary Agodoa and headquartered at 4100 194th St. SW, Lynnwood, WA. The company places Registered Nurses (RN), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA), and Certified Medication Aides (CMA) into hospitals, nursing homes, correctional and long-term care facilities, outpatient clinics, and home care settings on per-diem, contract, and travel-nursing assignments nationwide across all 50 states. Service delivery is handled by a small in-house team of staffing coordinators, HR, payroll, and management staff available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year via phone (800-656-4414), email, and a web-based Staffing Request Form.

The core technology is described as state-of-the-art computerized staffing systems used for placement, scheduling, and credential tracking, supplemented by an online application portal (aaconursing.com/apply) for candidate intake. AACO performs in-house credential verification, license checks, background screening, and continuing-education tracking before matching nurses to open facility requests on a first-come, first-served basis. The company also offers a direct-hire buyout option that lets facilities permanently hire AACO-placed nurses, and a travel nursing program with lodging provided for assignments coast to coast.

AACO's business model is usage-based: healthcare facilities pay per nurse placed on a per-diem or contract basis, while nurses receive competitive pay on a weekly cycle. Distribution is direct sales: staffing coordinators work facility-by-facility without intermediaries, and the entire nationwide operation is run from a single low-overhead administrative office. AACO has no disclosed external funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no public listings, and is operated as an independent, founder-owned firm.

Name

AACO Nursing Agency

Legal name

AACO Nursing Agency

Website

https://aaconursing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AACO Nursing Agency is a private US healthcare staffing firm that places RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and CMAs into hospitals, nursing homes, and care facilities across all 50 states via per-diem, contract, and travel nursing assignments, operating from a single Lynnwood, WA office since 1990.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH), Licensed CNA/HHA Staffing & Credentialed Placement (HSABAMAH)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Lynnwood

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Nurse Staffing Services: AACO generates revenue by providing healthcare facilities with qualified nursing professionals (RN, LPN, CNA, CMA) on a per-diem or contract basis. Facilities pay for nurse staffing services to fill temporary or long-term vacancies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

AACO Nursing Agency recruits, credentials, and places qualified nursing professionals (Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, and Certified Medication Aides) at hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities across the United States. Placements are delivered as daily per-diem shifts, multi-month contracts, or travel nursing assignments with lodging, supported by 24/7 staffing coordination and computerized scheduling systems.

Product overview

AACO Nursing Agency operates as a healthcare staffing agency offering a unified nurse staffing platform. The core offering consists of nurse staffing services that connect qualified healthcare professionals (Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, and Certified Medication Aides) with healthcare facilities nationwide. Services include travel nursing assignments coast-to-coast, per-diem and local contract staffing, and customizable facility staffing programs. The agency serves diverse clinical settings including major medical centers, acute-care facilities, community hospitals, outpatient clinics, sub-acute care facilities, correctional facilities, nursing homes, and home care. All services include 24/7 scheduling support, computerized staffing systems, and comprehensive credential verification including background checks and license verification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nurse Staffing Services Core nurse staffing service providing qualified RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and Certified Medication Aides to healthcare facilities for daily, per-diem, and long-term assignments with 24/7 scheduling and logistical support, built around customized staffing programs to fit each facility's needs.
• Travel Nursing Travel nursing assignments across the United States enabling nurses to gain professional experience while exploring different regions, with lodging provided for traveling nurses and opportunities coast-to-coast.
• Per Diem and Local Contract Staffing Flexible per-diem nurse staffing and contract assignments ranging from single-day placements to multi-month engagements, allowing healthcare facilities to source skilled nurses and allied healthcare professionals who can begin work as soon as necessary.
• Healthcare Facility Staffing Programs Customizable staffing programs for hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities experiencing planned or unplanned staffing vacancies, including staffing for major medical centers, acute-care facilities, community hospitals, outpatient clinics, sub-acute and rehab hospitals, correctional and long-term care facilities, nursing homes, and home care settings.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AMN Healthcare: AMN Healthcare is the largest U.S. healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company, placing nurses, allied health professionals, and physicians across all care settings. It directly overlaps AACO's nurse staffing core but operates at vastly greater scale with public-company resources and broader credential coverage.
• Cross Country Healthcare: Cross Country Healthcare is a publicly traded staffing firm offering travel nursing, per-diem, allied health, and locum tenens placement nationwide. It competes with AACO in nurse staffing while also serving adjacent clinical segments.
• CHG Healthcare: CHG Healthcare is a large healthcare staffing company operating across nursing, allied health, and locum tenens segments under brands like RNnetwork and CompHealth. It competes with AACO in nurse placement while operating a much broader portfolio.
• HealthTrust Workforce Solutions: HealthTrust Workforce Solutions is the staffing arm of HealthTrust, serving a large member network of hospitals and facilities with managed staffing programs. It competes with AACO in nurse staffing, particularly for health system accounts with consolidated vendor programs.

Direct peers

• Aya Healthcare: Aya Healthcare is one of the largest travel nursing and healthcare staffing firms in the U.S., offering per-diem, travel, and permanent placement across all 50 states. It is a direct competitor to AACO's travel nursing and per-diem services with a heavier technology and candidate-experience focus.
• Medical Solutions: Medical Solutions is a national travel nursing and healthcare staffing company offering per-diem, contract, and permanent placement. It is a direct competitor with similar service mix to AACO's travel nursing and per-diem offerings.
• Trustaff: Trustaff is a U.S. travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency placing RNs and allied professionals nationwide. It is a direct competitor in the travel nursing category that AACO serves.
• Supplemental Health Care: Supplemental Health Care is a national healthcare staffing firm placing nurses, allied health, and home health professionals across per-diem, travel, and contract assignments. It is a direct competitor with overlapping service offerings and target customers.
• Favorite Healthcare Staffing: Favorite Healthcare Staffing is a national healthcare staffing agency offering travel, per-diem, and contract nursing and allied placements. It is a direct peer serving the same facility types (hospitals, nursing homes, clinics) with comparable service lines.
• Fastaff Travel Nursing: Fastaff is a U.S. travel nursing staffing agency specializing in rapid-response and urgent fill placements for hospitals nationwide. It overlaps AACO's emergency and rapid-response service capability at greater scale.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/aacohealthcare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aaconursing

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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