Host Healthcare

What Host Healthcare does

Host Healthcare, LLC is a privately held U.S. travel and local healthcare staffing agency that places registered nurses, allied health professionals, and therapists in temporary assignments at healthcare facilities in all 50 states. The company operates three core staffing verticals—Travel Nursing, Travel Allied Health, and Travel Therapy—supplemented by a Local/Per Diem offering for professionals preferring regional work, a Canadian Travel Nurse Program for cross-border TN Visa placements, and dedicated Housing Help and Corporate Housing services. Revenue is generated through professional-services placement fees on each completed assignment, with travelers paid weekly (base pay plus tax-free housing and meals stipends) on a usage-based model; ancillary revenue comes from a tiered Refer & Earn program paying $1,000–$2,000 per successful 13-week referral, and retention-oriented benefits including up to $5,250/year in tax-free student loan repayment for allied travelers.

The company's technology stack pairs a self-serve sign-up and mobile/website portal with a dedicated recruiter network and AI-augmented tooling—including AI-powered job matching that aligns traveler profiles with facility openings, AI resume enhancement prior to submission, and an AI-trained website chat function whose recorded conversations may be used as model training data. Host is Joint Commission certified, holds 5/5, 4.9/5, and 4.5/5 ratings on Facebook, Google, and GlassDoor respectively, and has been designated the #1 Travel Healthcare Company by BluePipes and Highway Hypodermics. Go-to-market is a hybrid direct-to-consumer and sales-led model: healthcare professionals complete an eight-question online sign-up form and are matched with a named, dedicated recruiter; on the demand side, Host partners with vetted healthcare facilities nationwide to access exclusive travel positions.

The business is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska (per the privacy policy and registered office), operates as an LLC, and employs 501–1,000 people. Leadership comprises Chairman Steven Francis and President Adam Francis. The company has no public equity listing, no disclosed institutional funding rounds, no mergers or acquisitions on record, and no API, SDK, or integration marketplace of its own—revenue is fundamentally driven by placement volume on top of a recruiter-relationship and distribution-based moat.

Name

Host Healthcare

Legal name

Host Healthcare, LLC

Website

https://hosthealthcare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Host Healthcare is a privately held U.S. travel and local healthcare staffing agency that places registered nurses, allied health professionals, and therapists in temporary assignments at healthcare facilities across all 50 states, supported by dedicated recruiters, housing services, and AI-assisted job matching.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Healthcare Staffing

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital Shared Services, GPOs & System Support Organizations (HLAFAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical & Healthcare Travel Housing (Travel Nurses, Locums, Patient/Family) (THAMAHAD)

Keywords

• Travel nurse staffing
• Allied health staffing
• Therapy staffing services
• Healthcare recruitment
• Medical staffing agency

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Staffing Placement Services: Host Healthcare earns revenue by placing travel healthcare professionals (nurses, allied health, therapists) at healthcare facilities. The company acts as an intermediary between healthcare professionals seeking travel assignments and healthcare facilities needing staffing support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Host Healthcare is a travel healthcare staffing agency that places registered nurses, allied health professionals, and therapists into temporary assignments at fully-vetted healthcare facilities across all 50 U.S. states. The company delivers end-to-end placement support including AI-assisted job matching, recruiter-led application and onboarding, housing assistance, multi-state licensing support, day-1 benefits administration, and continuous traveler support throughout each assignment. Its revenue is generated through staffing placement services billed to healthcare facilities, with additional value captured via benefits packages, housing arrangements, and a Canadian nurse program on TN visas.

Product overview

Host Healthcare operates as a travel and local healthcare staffing platform connecting nurses, allied health professionals, and therapists with assignments across all 50 U.S. states. The platform consists of three core staffing verticals—Travel Nursing, Travel Allied Health, and Travel Therapy—plus Local Healthcare staffing for professionals preferring regional assignments. Supporting these core staffing services are two housing options (Housing Help and Corporate Housing), a Licensing Assistance Program, a tiered Refer & Earn incentive program, a Canadian Travel Nurse Program for international recruitment, and allied health student loan repayment benefits. The company does not appear to offer a standalone SaaS product, API, or integration marketplace; instead, its product portfolio centers on staffing placement services, benefits administration, and traveler support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Travel Nursing Staffing Services Core staffing service that connects registered nurses with travel assignments at healthcare facilities across all 50 U.S. states, including specialties such as ICU, ER, Cath Lab, Med Surg, PACU, Labor and Delivery, PICU, and OR. Includes exclusive job placement, housing assistance, multi-state licensing support, and day-1 medical, dental, and vision benefits for nurses of all experience levels including new graduates.
• Travel Allied Health Staffing Services Places allied health professionals — including CT/MRI Techs, Surgical Techs, Medical Lab Techs, and other technologists and technicians across 20+ disciplines — in travel assignments nationwide. Bundled with housing support, day-1 benefits, and a student loan repayment benefit of up to $5,250 per year tax-free for allied travelers.
• Travel Therapy Staffing Services Travel therapy placement for physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists (PT, PTA, OT, COTA) across the U.S. This is the company's founding service area and is positioned alongside the same benefits, housing support, and licensing assistance offered to nurses and allied travelers.
• Local Healthcare Staffing Services Local and per diem placements for nurses, allied health professionals, and therapists who want to work near their home of record without relocating. Provides flexibility for clinicians seeking non-travel assignments while keeping Host Healthcare's benefits and recruiter support model.
• Housing Services (Housing Help and Corporate Housing) Two housing options for travelers on assignment. Housing Help provides dedicated Housing Specialists who curate short-term rental lists (including pet-friendly options) near the assigned facility. Corporate Housing is a full-service arrangement where Host Healthcare books and manages accommodations, with travelers using this option not eligible for housing stipends.
• Licensing Assistance Program Licensing specialists guide travel nurses and allied health professionals through state-by-state license applications, breaking down barriers to multi-state licensure with curated application packets and ongoing support throughout the credentialing process.
• Canadian Travel Nurse Program Specialized program that supports Canadian nurses in obtaining TN Visas, TruMerit VisaScreen certification, and U.S. state licensure so they can work as travel nurses in the United States, including handling CGFNS certification, social security card, and border-crossing logistics.
• Refer & Earn Referral Program Unlimited referral program paying $1,000 for 1–2 referrals, $1,250 for 3–4, $1,500 for 5–9, and $2,000 for 10+ referrals, contingent on the referred clinician starting a contract and completing 13 weeks on assignment. Operates as a scalable traveler-acquisition channel with tiered payouts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Travel professionals can earn up to 3x the salary as non-travel professionals
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 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

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Aya Healthcare: Largest U.S. travel nurse staffing agency and Host's most direct competitor, serving nurses, allied professionals, and therapists with similar nationwide placement, housing, and benefits infrastructure.
• Medical Solutions: Travel nursing and allied staffing agency with very similar traveler benefits, housing support, and 50-state placement model; the shared privacy domain suggests a possible affiliation with Host Healthcare.
• Fusion Medical Staffing: Mid-sized travel nursing and allied staffing agency competing for the same traveler pool with similar recruiter-led placement, housing, and benefits offerings.
• Trustaff: Travel healthcare staffing agency placing nurses, allied, and therapy professionals nationwide; competes head-to-head on recruiter relationships and placement quality.
• Aureus Medical Group: Travel nursing and allied health staffing agency with comparable 50-state placement model, benefits package, and recruiter-driven GTM.
• Triage Staffing: Travel healthcare staffing agency specializing in nursing, allied, and therapy placements nationwide; directly comparable in target segments and recruiter-led sales motion.

Broad incumbents

• AMN Healthcare: Public, large-cap healthcare staffing incumbent covering travel nursing, allied, locum tenens, and workforce solutions; competes for the same travelers and facility contracts from a much broader portfolio.
• Cross Country Healthcare: Public staffing company placing travel nurses, allied professionals, and physicians across the U.S.; competes for both travelers and healthcare facility contracts with a broader service portfolio.
• Jackson Healthcare: Large private healthcare staffing platform placing nurses, allied clinicians, and physicians; competes in the same facility channels from a broader portfolio perspective.

Emerging players

• Vivian Health: Digital marketplace for travel healthcare jobs with AI matching and direct-to-traveler self-serve flow; competing increasingly with Host's recruiter-led model on speed and transparency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hosthealthcare
• Xx.com/hosthealthcare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/host-healthcare-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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