What Pride Health does

Pride Health is a US-based healthcare staffing firm founded in 2010, operating as the healthcare-focused division of Pride Global, a diversified human capital solutions conglomerate that traces its origins to Pride Technologies in the 1980s. The company provides contract and permanent placement services for healthcare professionals across 38 US states, including travel nursing (typically 13-week assignments), local contract staffing within a 50-mile radius of a tax home, per diem staffing, and permanent placement. It serves hospitals, health systems, skilled nursing facilities, and individual healthcare professionals including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, surgical technologists, medical assistants, phlebotomists, respiratory therapists, social workers, and other allied professionals.

Pride Health's core technology is a proprietary web-based recruitment platform integrated with time-and-expense tracking and supported by an offshore back office for payroll processing. The company offers a Payroll and Onboarding suite comprising Employer of Record (EOR), Agent of Record (AOR), Independent Contractor compliance, and Credentialing and Compliance modules, alongside AI-driven tools for employee engagement and predictive HR analytics, a Travel Pairs program for buddy travel assignments, and a structured referral program paying up to $500 for RNs and allied specialties. The company holds The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for National Standards of Clinical Quality and Compliance, and a portfolio of certifications including ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, and PIPEDA.

Pride Health's go-to-market is sales-led with dedicated recruiters providing one-on-one support from application through assignment, alongside direct enterprise outreach to healthcare facility leadership. Revenue is generated primarily through managed services contract bill rates paid by healthcare facilities for travel, local, and per diem staffing, supplemented by direct-hire placement fees and recurring payroll, EOR, AOR, IC compliance, and credentialing service revenue. The legal entity, Pride Healthcare, LLC, is privately held and consolidated within Pride Global, which projected breaking the $1 billion revenue mark in 2022 across ten subsidiaries spanning four continents. Pride Health was named to SIA's 2022 list of Top 100 largest US staffing firms, and Pride Global CEO Leo Russell appeared on SIA's Staffing 100 list in both 2021 and 2022.

Name

Pride Health

Legal name

Pride Healthcare, LLC

Website

https://pride-healthcare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Pride Health is a US-based healthcare staffing division of Pride Global providing travel nursing, local contract, per diem, and permanent placement services to healthcare professionals and facilities across 38 states, supported by proprietary recruitment technology and credentialing infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare IT & Health Informatics Staffing (BPACADAK)

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing services
• Travel nursing staffing
• Permanent placement recruiting
• Employer of record services
• Credentialing and compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Travel Nursing and Allied Staffing: Contract-based staffing placing travel nurses and allied health professionals at healthcare facilities across the United States for typically 13-week assignments. Recruiters match candidates with facilities based on specialty, location preferences, and career goals.
2. Per Diem Staffing: Day-to-day staffing solutions providing healthcare professionals for immediate needs at healthcare facilities on an on-demand basis.
3. Local Contract Staffing: Contract positions for healthcare professionals who prefer to work close to home, offering flexibility for those developing skills or seeking better salaries.
4. Permanent Placement: Direct hire services placing healthcare professionals in permanent positions at healthcare facilities. The company manages compliance and legal hiring issues to reduce client risk.
5. Payroll and Onboarding Solutions: Employer of Record (EOR), Agent of Record (AOR), IC Compliance, and Credentialing & Compliance services. The company assumes legal and compliance responsibilities for contingent workforce including payroll administration, tax compliance, and benefits.
6. LGBTQ+ Digital Healthcare Services: Telehealth, AI-powered, and personalized healthcare services for LGBTQ+ communities across Asia. Funded by pre-seed investment; specific revenue model not yet established.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Pride Health is a healthcare staffing firm that recruits and places registered nurses, allied health professionals, and non-clinical healthcare workers in travel, local contract, per diem, and permanent roles at hospitals and healthcare systems across 38 U.S. states. For healthcare facility clients, it also provides payroll and onboarding services including Employer of Record, Agent of Record, IC Compliance, and Credentialing & Compliance, assuming legal and compliance responsibilities for the contingent workforce. A dedicated recruiter team supports professionals from application through placement, backed by a proprietary recruitment platform and time/expense management system.

Product overview

Pride Health is a healthcare staffing platform providing contract and permanent placement services for healthcare professionals across the United States. The platform operates as a unified staffing solution comprising travel nursing staffing, local contract staffing, permanent placement staffing, and per diem staffing as core offerings. Supporting the core staffing services, Pride Health offers Payroll & Onboarding Solutions including Employer of Record (EOR), Agent of Record (AOR), IC Compliance, and Credentialing & Compliance modules. Additional features include Travel Pairs for buddy travel assignments and a Referral Program for recruitment incentives. The platform connects healthcare professionals including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, surgical technologists, medical assistants, and allied health professionals with healthcare facilities across 38 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Travel Staffing Contract healthcare staffing for travel assignments across the United States, connecting nurses, allied health, and non-clinical professionals with hospitals and healthcare facilities for temporary placements (typically 13-week assignments) including weekly compensation, housing stipends, and benefits.
• Local Contract Staffing Temporary healthcare staffing for professionals within a 50-mile radius of their permanent tax home, offering flexibility for those developing new skills, seeking better salaries, or staying close to home; paid at hourly rates.
• Permanent Placement Staffing Direct hire placement services connecting healthcare professionals with permanent positions at healthcare facilities nationwide, covering nursing, allied health, and non-clinical roles, with Pride Health managing compliance and legal hiring issues to reduce client risk.
• Per Diem Staffing On-demand healthcare staffing providing daily or shift-based flexible assignments for healthcare professionals at healthcare facilities on an immediate-needs basis.
• Employer of Record (EOR) Payroll and compliance service where Pride Health assumes legal and compliance responsibilities for the contract workforce including payroll administration, tax compliance, benefits, and employment risk management for healthcare facility clients.
• Agent of Record (AOR) Service overseeing, monitoring, and managing tasks for independent, freelance, and non-preferred supplier workforce including contract drafting, onboarding, assignment supervision, and renewals or offboarding.
• IC Compliance Independent contractor compliance service managing classification, contracts, onboarding, and payment processing for 1099 workforce while ensuring compliance with labor laws and protection from misclassification risk.
• Credentialing & Compliance Healthcare worker credentialing and compliance management service handling background checks, license verification, education verification, drug testing, immunizations, and Joint Commission requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Healthcare professionals placed in positions earning more than 3x the average staff position
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Decidedly DiversecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPride Global's formalized commitment to DE&I programs spanning every aspect of the business. Led by Kamela Forbes, Global Director of Diversity and Inclusion. Includes diversity recruiting with minority group partnerships, forum hosting for client networking, Diversity Staffing Alliance trade association, and Pride in Education 501(c)(3) organization.
• Diversity Staffing Alliance (DSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrade association founded in 2013 offering firms of diverse ownership access to business opportunities with leading corporate clients and managed service providers. Provides networking events and business solutions including accounting, IT, software, insurance, and legal support for minority-owned staffing organizations.
• Pride in EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPride Global's 501(c)(3) organization tasked with empowering students with skills and resources to compete for job market opportunities, enhancing leadership skills, and helping them find fulfillment in personal and professional lives.
• SIA (Staffing Industry Analysts)minorOthersIndustry analyst firm; Pride Global named to SIA's lists of largest U.S. staffing firms and most influential industry leaders.
• The Joint CommissioncoreOthersHealthcare accreditation organization that awarded Pride Health its Gold Seal of Approval for clinical quality and compliance standards.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AMN Healthcare: Largest US healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company, directly competing with Pride Health in travel nursing, per diem, and permanent placement across hospitals and health systems.
• Aya Healthcare: Major US travel nursing and allied health staffing firm with a large clinician community and MSP partnerships; competes head-to-head with Pride Health in travel and local contract placements.
• Supplemental Health Care: Healthcare staffing firm providing travel, per diem, permanent, and school-based allied and nursing staffing to hospitals, SNFs, and clinics nationwide.
• Jackson Healthcare: Healthcare staffing and workforce solutions firm with travel nursing, allied, and locums lines serving hospitals and health systems across the US.
• Trusted Nurse Staffing: Travel nursing agency focused on high pay packages and dedicated recruiter support for nurses and allied clinicians across the United States.
• CHG Healthcare: Healthcare staffing company operating travel nursing, allied, and locum tenens brands (e.g., RNnetwork, CompHealth), competing across multiple clinician segments.
• Cross Country Healthcare: National healthcare staffing provider offering travel nursing, allied health, per diem, and permanent placement to hospitals and healthcare facilities, with overlapping client base to Pride Health.
• Medical Solutions: Travel nursing staffing company placing nurses, allied health, and therapy professionals at US healthcare facilities; competes directly with Pride Health's core travel and local offerings.
• Maxim Healthcare Staffing: National healthcare staffing provider offering travel, per diem, and permanent placement of nurses and allied professionals to acute and post-acute facilities.

Broad incumbents

• HealthTrust Workforce Solutions: Workforce solutions arm of HealthTrust (HCA-affiliated), operating an internal staffing and contingent labor model for a large hospital network; competes with agencies like Pride Health for contract labor spend.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@PrideGlobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/pridehealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pride-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/pride_global
• Xx.com/pridehealth

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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