Western Healthcare

What Western Healthcare does

Western Healthcare is a Dallas-based, founder-controlled healthcare staffing firm founded in 2008 by CEO Trey Davis. The company places physicians, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), nurse practitioners, and physician assistants across a national network of healthcare facilities, operating five integrated service lines: Contract Management for hospital-based specialties (Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Anesthesia), Locum Tenens, Project Management for bridge staffing during transitions, Disaster Response, and Government Staffing for VA hospitals, Department of Defense facilities, and Indian Health Services. The firm reports 3,000+ providers placed and 1,100+ facilities served across all 50 states, with a customer base spanning rural critical access hospitals, metropolitan medical centers, urgent care clinics, outpatient clinics, and niche segments such as cruise ship medical operations.

The technology stack is centered on a mobile-optimized online job board and provider application system, launched May 2021 as part of a digital transformation, supporting specialty/state-filtered job search and a 15-minute provider application flow. The platform underpins recruiting operations rather than being sold as a standalone SaaS product. Pricing is quote-based, negotiated per contract with multi-year terms typical across both professional services (locum tenens, disaster response) and managed services (Contract Management, Government Staffing) engagements. Distribution is direct-to-business via field sales targeting enterprise hospital systems and government facilities, supported by dedicated account managers, 24/7 client support, and a referral network. The company employs 11–50 staff (with 30+ healthcare recruiters averaging 10–20 years of experience), with no disclosed external institutional capital, AI/ML capability, or M&A activity.

Name

Western Healthcare

Legal name

Western Healthcare, LLC

Website

https://westernhealthcarellc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Western Healthcare is a Dallas-based healthcare staffing firm founded in 2008 that places physicians, CRNAs, NPs, and PAs at hospitals, government facilities, urgent care centers, and clinics across all 50 U.S. states via Contract Management, Locum Tenens, Government, and Disaster Response services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB), Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG), Veterans/Military Hospitals & Federal Health Systems (HLAFAAAH)

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing services
• Locum tenens staffing
• Physician placement services
• Medical recruitment services
• Contract management staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

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. Locum Tenens Staffing: Placement of temporary physicians and advanced practitioners for healthcare facilities. Providers work on contract basis for specific periods.
2. Contract Management Services: Full management and staffing of hospital-based specialties including Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, and Anesthesia programs for healthcare facilities
3. Disaster Response Staffing: Rapid deployment of medical professionals for disaster situations, health crises, and humanitarian efforts
4. Project Management/Bridge Staffing: End-to-end project-based solutions for facilities undergoing transitions in service lines or outsourcing arrangements
5. Government Staffing: Staffing services for VA hospitals, Department of Defense medical facilities, and Indian Health Services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Western Healthcare is a healthcare staffing firm that places physicians, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), Nurse Practitioners (NPs), and Physician Assistants (PAs) into healthcare facilities nationwide. The company offers five integrated service lines: Contract Management for hospital-based specialties (Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Anesthesia), Locum Tenens temporary staffing, Project Management bridge staffing, Disaster Response rapid deployment, and Government Staffing for VA, DoD, and Indian Health Services facilities.

Product overview

Western Healthcare is a healthcare staffing firm offering a unified platform of staffing services rather than a modular software product. The core offering consists of five integrated service lines: Contract Management (hospital-based specialty management for Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, and Anesthesia), Locum Tenens (temporary provider staffing), Project Management (bridge staffing during transitions), Disaster Response (rapid deployment for health crises and natural disasters), and Government Staffing (VA, DoD, and Indian Health Services). These services are supported by a mobile-optimized job search portal and online provider application system. The company serves healthcare facilities of all sizes nationwide, from rural critical access hospitals to metropolitan medical centers, and places healthcare professionals including Physicians, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Contract Management

Quantifiable outcome

• 3 Million+ patients seen through placed providers
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Minnie's Food PantryminorOthers · 10 May 2023Western Healthcare partnered with Minnie's Food Pantry for a volunteer event on May 10, 2023. The team helped serve 243 families, priced merchandise, sorted donations, and assisted in the boutique store. Western's volunteers provided assistance with food distribution and community support.
• Ronald McDonald House of DallasminorOthers · 1 April 2023Western Healthcare volunteers served breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the Ronald McDonald House in Dallas. Staff prepared meals for families of children receiving medical treatment at nearby hospitals.
• Equest Therapeutic Riding CenterminorOthersWestern Healthcare staff volunteered at Equest Therapeutic Riding Center in Dallas, performing tasks including painting horse obstacle equipment, cleaning stalls, providing food and water to animals, and facility maintenance.
• The Bridge Homeless Recovery CenterminorOthersWestern Healthcare employees served breakfast, lunch, and dinner to approximately 500 daily guests at the 24/7 homeless recovery center in Dallas County.
• Greyhound Adoption League of Texas (GALT)minorOthersWestern Healthcare volunteers assisted at the greyhound adoption facility with tasks including bathing dogs, painting hallways, making dog toys, and landscaping.
• Operation KindnessminorOthersWestern Healthcare staff spent an afternoon volunteering at North Texas' original and largest no-kill animal shelter, assisting with animal care and facility maintenance.
• Dallas LIFE Homeless Recovery CenterminorOthersWestern Healthcare team cooked and served lunch to approximately 70 residents at the largest homeless recovery center in North Texas. Prepared full meal including soup, biscuits, salad, and dessert.
• Project Angel FaresminorOthersWestern Healthcare served as gold sponsor at the Golf Charity Classic on April 8, 2022, donating $10,000 to help provide vacations for families with children who have special healthcare needs or disabilities.
• Children's Emergency Relief International (CERI)minorOthersWestern Healthcare donated $15,000 to CERI's family support program providing life-saving services including food, case management, health services, education access, and clothing to orphaned children and those suffering from HIV/AIDS in South Africa.
• Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for ChildrenminorOthersWestern Healthcare donates to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas as part of holiday giving campaign, with $5 added to the donation fund for each new Google review received.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AMN Healthcare: Largest U.S. healthcare staffing firm (NYSE: AMN) with locum tenens (StaffCare), travel nurse, allied, and permanent placement businesses across a broad portfolio. Directly competes with Western Healthcare for physician locum tenens and contract management engagements, but operates at materially larger scale and serves a wider set of facilities and modalities.
• CHG Healthcare: Private parent company of Weatherby Healthcare, CompHealth, and RNnetwork — one of the largest physician and nurse staffing organizations in the U.S. Overlaps with Western Healthcare across locum tenens and physician staffing but operates multiple brands and a much broader scale across nursing and allied disciplines.
• Jackson Healthcare: Large privately-held healthcare staffing and services firm operating specialized brands including LocumTenens.com, Premier Healthcare, and Jackson & Coker. Serves many of the same hospital and government customers as Western Healthcare with comparable specialty staffing, but with significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Cross Country Healthcare: Public, multi-brand healthcare staffing firm (NASDAQ: CCRN) operating Cross Country Locums, Cross Country Allied, and Cross Country Nurses. Larger in scale and broader in portfolio than Western Healthcare, but directly competes for physician locum tenens contracts in similar specialties across similar hospital customers.

Direct peers

• Weatherby Healthcare: Focused locum tenens and physician staffing firm (subsidiary of CHG Healthcare) placing physicians and advanced practitioners across similar specialties including Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist, Anesthesiology, and Psychiatry. Closely matches Western Healthcare's mix of locum tenens and specialty staffing for healthcare facilities nationwide.
• CompHealth: Physician and advanced practice staffing firm (CHG subsidiary) providing locum tenens, permanent placement, and credentialing across similar specialties. CompHealth's medical specialty staffing coverage closely mirrors Western Healthcare's areas of medicine, and both target enterprise hospital customers with relationship-driven sales motion.
• Vista Staffing Solutions: Locum tenens and international physician staffing firm with deep hospital customer focus. Comparable in scale and contract length to Western Healthcare, placing physicians in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, hospitalist, and radiology roles for comparable facility types including rural and mid-sized hospitals.
• LocumTenens.com: Physician and advanced practice staffing platform (subsidiary of Jackson Healthcare) that operates a marketplace-style model placing temporary providers into healthcare facilities. Directly competes with Western Healthcare for physician coverage with overlapping specialty mix, similar contract structures, and digital recruitment capabilities.
• Hayes Locums: Smaller, physician-focused locum tenens and permanent placement firm serving hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide. Directly competes for physician coverage in similar specialties and serves comparable rural and metropolitan facility customers, making it a like-for-like comp on scale and service mix.
• Maxim Healthcare Services: National healthcare staffing firm with home health, nursing, and behavioral health focus that also places physicians and advanced practitioners. Shares Western Healthcare's B2B healthcare facility sales motion and serves similar hospital, outpatient, and government facility customers, though Maxim's nursing focus differentiates its core offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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