WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions

What WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions does

WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions (WWHS) is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based international direct-hire nurse recruitment firm founded in 1998 and operating as a subsidiary of Medical Solutions. The company recruits internationally trained registered nurses, dialysis nurses, medical laboratory technologists, and pharmacists — primarily from the Philippines and the UAE/GCC region — and places them as permanent full-time employees at U.S. healthcare facilities including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, outpatient clinics, and dialysis facilities across all 50 states. The firm does not charge candidates placement fees and instead earns professional-services placement fees from healthcare employers, often bundled with employer-sponsored EB-3 green card or H-1B visa pathways and three-year placement commitments.

WWHS operates the WorldWide Guide, a proprietary digital candidate portal that supports job search, document upload, immigration status tracking, interview scheduling, and case-manager communication. The technology stack is workflow- and document-centric rather than AI-driven, and is complemented by partnerships with Lippincott/Wolters Kluwer for clinical preparation, Advancial Credit Union for pre-arrival banking, International AutoSource for vehicle financing, and WISE/Remitly for remittances. The marketing mix includes a content-heavy website and blog (immigration, NCLEX, English testing, state living guides), SEO, open-house recruitment events in international markets, and a $250-per-successful-referral nurse referral program.

WWHS monetizes through healthcare-facility placement fees on a professional-services basis. The go-to-market combines enterprise field sales for healthcare systems (including a dedicated rural-facility track that placed 612 RNs across 37 states in 2025) with direct-to-consumer candidate acquisition (international open houses, WorldWide Guide portal, referral program). Cumulative scale is 12,000+ nurses placed across 2,500+ facilities, with 600+ placements in 2025 and 320 dialysis placements in 2026. The leadership transitioned in March 2026 with founder/CEO Ron Hoppe retiring after 27 years and Patti Artley named President, while CFO David Martin departed concurrently.

Name

WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions

Legal name

WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions Ltd.

Website

https://healthstaff.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions is a Charlotte-based international direct-hire recruitment firm that places internationally trained nurses as permanent full-time employees at U.S. healthcare facilities across all 50 states, operating as a subsidiary of Medical Solutions since its 1998 founding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Temporary Help Services (561320), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ), Health Workforce Development & Capacity-Building (HLAJAKAM)

Keywords

• International nurse recruitment
• Healthcare staffing services
• Direct hire placement
• Immigration visa processing
• Nurse credentialing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Facility Placement Fees: WWHS charges healthcare facilities (hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient clinics, dialysis facilities) for permanent placement of internationally trained nurses. Nurses become full-time employees with same pay and benefits as domestic staff. Revenue is derived from successful placements of registered nurses, dialysis nurses, medical laboratory technologists, and pharmacists.
2. Referral Program: $250 referral bonus paid to existing nurses who refer other qualified nurses. Bonus is paid as virtual gift card when referred RN applicant's petition is filed. No limit on referral rewards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions recruits internationally trained registered nurses and other healthcare professionals and places them as direct-hire permanent employees with U.S. healthcare facilities. The service is turnkey: international sourcing, NCLEX and English exam preparation support, immigration visa processing (EB-3, H-1B), credentialing and licensure assistance, and relocation logistics are bundled into a single placement engagement for the facility client.

Product overview

WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions operates as a direct-hire international recruitment agency specializing in placing internationally trained nurses, particularly registered nurses, with US healthcare facilities. The company offers a platform-based approach combining the WorldWide Guide digital portal with comprehensive support services including immigration processing (EB-3/H-1B visas), licensure and credentialing support (NCLEX, English exams), ESL preparation, Lippincott clinical learning modules, and full relocation assistance. The core offering centers on direct permanent placement, supported by a candidate referral program generating $250 bonuses per successful placement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Direct-Hire Permanent Nurse Placement Core service: recruitment, immigration sponsorship, credentialing, and on-boarding of internationally trained registered nurses into permanent W-2 positions at U.S. healthcare facilities (hospitals, nursing homes, dialysis centers, rehabilitation facilities).
• Immigration & Visa Sponsorship Services Turnkey employment-based visa processing for placed international nurses, covering EB-3 green card and H-1B pathways as part of the bundled recruitment engagement.
• Nurse Credentialing & Licensure Support State licensure application support, credential evaluation, and on-boarding documentation services for international nurses targeted at U.S. facility placement.
• NCLEX and English Exam Preparation Pre-deployment preparation to ensure candidates pass the U.S. NCLEX-RN licensure exam and meet English-language proficiency requirements prior to arrival.
• Relocation & On-Boarding Support Logistics coordination (housing, transportation, settling-in) and financial account setup (via Advancial Credit Union) for placed international nurses arriving in the U.S.

Quantifiable outcome

• Placed 612 RNs for rural healthcare facilities across 37 states in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Medical SolutionscoreOthersWWHS is a subsidiary of Medical Solutions, a healthcare staffing company. WWHS operates as Medical Solutions' international nurse recruitment division specializing in direct hire permanent placement of internationally trained nurses for U.S. healthcare facilities.
• Horizon Recruitment Pacific Corp. (HRPC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive partner for recruiting Registered Nurses and Archive Clerks for healthcare employers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE/GCC).
• Advancial Credit UnionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial services partnership allowing international nurses to open U.S. bank accounts before receiving SSN. Helps candidates establish financial foundation upon arrival. Advancial offers auto loans for candidates building credit in the U.S.
• International AutoSourceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership connecting WWHS candidates with vehicle purchasing assistance for new immigrants. Helps international nurses obtain vehicles upon U.S. arrival with support tailored to their unique situation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Connetics USA: A direct competitor specializing in international nurse recruitment and direct-hire placement into U.S. healthcare facilities, with a comparable model of immigration processing, licensure support, and relocation services for foreign-trained RNs.
• Stability Healthcare: Growing healthcare staffing company placing travel and permanent nurses into U.S. hospitals, with international sourcing initiatives that increasingly compete with WWHS's international direct-hire model.
• Trusted Nurse Staffing: Healthcare staffing agency placing international and domestic nurses into U.S. facilities, with similar direct-hire and immigration-supported placement offerings.
• MedPro International: Specializes in placing foreign-trained healthcare professionals (RNs, therapists, technologists) into U.S. facilities on a direct-hire basis, with a comparable end-to-end immigration and relocation service model.
• GHR Healthcare: Healthcare staffing firm placing nurses and allied health professionals across the U.S., with international sourcing capabilities that overlap WWHS's candidate pipeline and facility customer base.
• O'Grady Peyton International: AMN Healthcare's international division placing international registered nurses into U.S. hospitals, operating a near-identical direct-hire international model with immigration, licensure, and relocation support.

Broad incumbents

• Cross Country Healthcare: National healthcare staffing provider with travel nursing, per diem, locum tenens, and international placement capabilities, overlapping with WWHS's healthcare facility customer base.
• AMN Healthcare: One of the largest U.S. healthcare staffing companies operating across travel nursing, locum tenens, allied, and international placement through O'Grady Peyton, competing for the same healthcare facility budgets as WWHS but at much greater scale.
• Aya Healthcare: Large healthcare staffing firm with a growing international nurse division and broad portfolio of travel nursing, allied, and permanent placement services — competes directly with WWHS for hospital staffing contracts.

Others

• Medical Solutions: Parent company of WWHS and a major U.S. healthcare staffing provider across travel nursing, allied, and per-diem — provides back-office and customer access to WWHS and is part of the same competitive set for U.S. facility staffing contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WWHealthStaff
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/worldwidehealthstaff

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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