Centra Healthcare Solutions

What Centra Healthcare Solutions does

Centra Healthcare Solutions, Inc. is a privately held US healthcare staffing firm headquartered in Aventura, Florida. The company places allied health, nursing, and behavioral health professionals — including Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Registered Nurses, LPNs/LVNs, Certified Nursing Assistants, and related disciplines — into travel, local, and permanent roles at healthcare facilities nationwide. Its operating footprint spans all 50 states through direct sales relationships with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, schools, rehabilitation centers, and home health agencies.

The firm runs a sales-led, concierge go-to-market model anchored on a single point of contact per client, dedicated Division Managers and Account Managers, and a self-serve candidate portal (jobs.centrahealthcare.com) with Quick Apply functionality. Technology assets include a proprietary Vendor Management System (VMS) supporting a Managed Services Provider (MSP) program that handles order management, compliance, vendor dispersion, timekeeping, and billing for facility clients; a paperless mobile-friendly onboarding and credentialing system; and the CentraHub employee portal. The company is Joint Commission certified and is recognized as a Great Place to Work and a Sun Sentinel Top Workplace (2022 and 2026).

Revenue is generated through placement fees, contract staffing bill rates, permanent placement direct-hire fees, and recurring MSP/VMS management fees; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Leadership is founder-led by President Omri Papo, with a management team spanning business operations, HR/credentialing, finance, recruiting, and business development. There is no disclosed external institutional funding or parent company, indicating a bootstrapped, founder-controlled operating model.

Name

Centra Healthcare Solutions

Legal name

Centra Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://centrahealthcare.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Centra Healthcare Solutions is a privately held US healthcare staffing firm that places allied health, nursing, and behavioral health professionals in travel, local, and permanent roles at hospitals, SNFs, schools, and rehab centers nationwide, complemented by an MSP/VMS workforce management offering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing services
• Travel nurse staffing
• Allied health recruiting
• Managed services provider
• Permanent placement agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Staffing Placement Fees: Centra Healthcare Solutions generates revenue by placing healthcare professionals (Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Registered Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, and other allied health professionals) in healthcare facilities. Revenue is generated through contract staffing arrangements where healthcare facilities pay for placement services for travel assignments, local contracts, and permanent placements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centra Healthcare Solutions is a healthcare staffing firm that places Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Registered Nurses, LPNs/LVNs, Certified Nursing Assistants, and other allied health professionals into travel, local, and permanent positions at hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, schools, and rehabilitation centers across the United States. The company additionally offers a vendor-neutral Managed Services Provider (MSP) program that handles order management, credentialing oversight, vendor coordination, and billing for client facilities through its proprietary Vendor Management System.

Product overview

Centra Healthcare Solutions is a healthcare staffing company offering a unified platform connecting healthcare professionals with employment opportunities. The core offering includes three employment models: Travel Assignments (short-term positions across the nation), Local Assignments (community-based work), and Permanent Placement (direct hire). The company also provides Managed Services Provider (MSP) services for workforce management and a Quick Apply tool for candidate onboarding. The CentraHub portal serves as an employee resource center. Job categories span therapy disciplines (Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology), nursing (RN, LPN, CNA), and behavioral health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Travel Assignments Short-term travel healthcare positions allowing licensed therapists, nurses, and allied health professionals to work across different locations nationwide while receiving competitive pay, housing accommodations, and benefits. Sold to both healthcare professionals seeking assignments and healthcare facilities seeking to fill coverage gaps.
• Local Assignments Local healthcare positions allowing professionals to work within their home community while exploring variety in their healthcare career. Targets clinicians who want assignment flexibility without relocating.
• Permanent Placement (Direct Hire) Direct-hire staffing services matching healthcare professionals with permanent positions at healthcare facilities nationwide across all medical professional categories.
• Managed Services Provider (MSP) Program Vendor-neutral workforce management solution for healthcare facilities that provides order management, compliance oversight, vendor coordination, timekeeping, and billing through a proprietary Vendor Management System (VMS). Includes dedicated account management and weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting against KPIs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% contract fill rate
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 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 indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aya Healthcare: Aya Healthcare is one of the largest travel nursing and allied health staffing firms in the U.S., operating a technology-driven marketplace. It competes directly with Centra in travel and local contract placements for RNs, therapists, and allied clinicians.
• Jackson Healthcare: Jackson Healthcare is a large national healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company placing nurses, allied professionals, and physicians. It overlaps with Centra's therapy, nursing, and permanent placement offerings and is also a competing MSP provider.
• CHG Healthcare: CHG Healthcare operates several healthcare staffing brands (including RNnetwork, CompHealth, Weatherby) covering nursing, allied, and physician staffing. It is a direct competitor to Centra in travel and permanent placement across the same clinical disciplines.
• Host Healthcare: Host Healthcare is a travel healthcare staffing company placing nurses, therapists, and allied professionals nationwide. It competes directly with Centra in the travel contract segment with a similar candidate experience orientation.
• Supplemental Health Care: Supplemental Health Care provides travel and local healthcare staffing for nursing, allied, and behavioral health professionals. It is a comparable mid-to-large peer operating in the same disciplines and contract models as Centra.
• Medical Solutions: Medical Solutions is a travel nursing and allied health staffing firm with a strong candidate-experience focus. It competes directly with Centra in travel nursing, therapy, and allied health placements.
• AMN Healthcare: AMN Healthcare is the largest U.S. healthcare staffing firm, placing nurses, allied health professionals, and physicians in travel, local, and permanent assignments. It is the closest direct peer to Centra, competing head-to-head in nursing and allied staffing across all 50 states.
• Cross Country Healthcare: Cross Country Healthcare is a publicly traded staffing firm providing travel nursing, allied health, and locum tenens services nationwide. It directly competes with Centra in travel and per-diem staffing across nursing and allied disciplines.

Emerging players

• Gale Healthcare Solutions: Gale Healthcare Solutions is a rapidly growing tech-enabled staffing platform focused on nursing and allied professionals, with strong per-diem and travel offerings. It is an emerging competitor with overlapping disciplines and a similar mobile-friendly clinician focus.
• Vivian Health: Vivian Health is a digital marketplace and staffing platform for healthcare professionals, with growing travel and local nursing and allied placement. It overlaps with Centra in candidate sourcing and travel job placement, particularly through a tech-led GTM motion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/centrajobs

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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