Pulse Medical

What Pulse Medical does

Pulse Medical Staffing is a privately held, W2 healthcare staffing agency founded in 2010 by Dan Latham, a former traveling nurse, and headquartered in Columbia, Missouri. The company supplies temporary, supplemental, and per-diem healthcare professionals — including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified medication technicians, certified nursing assistants, dietary aides, and other medical and non-medical staff — to a heterogeneous mix of healthcare facilities across Missouri and the broader Midwest. Served settings span hospitals and clinics, rehabilitation and outpatient facilities, long-term care, assisted and independent living, occupational medicine clinics, community and medical camps, and private-pay home care. The firm is certified and registered as a provider with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and holds a Certified LGBTQ+ Business Enterprise designation.

The company operates a traditional, relationship-driven staffing model rather than a technology platform, with two core service lines. Staffing Services place W2 healthcare professionals at facilities on a temporary supplemental basis and include a specialized Per-Diem Staffing module for emergency coverage during labor disruptions; Recruiting Services provide full-cycle direct-hire support, covering strategy, screening, interviews, and placement paperwork. The only disclosed technology is an internal scheduling application used to manage W2 employees; no proprietary matching engine, marketplace software, or AI-assisted capability is described. Marketing is conducted primarily through the company website (pulsemedicalstaffing.com) and a 24/7 phone line (877-883-8677), with no third-party channel partners or distributors.

Revenue is generated by charging healthcare facilities staffing markups on bill rates for placed W2 employees, with pricing quote-based and not publicly disclosed; employees are paid weekly and offered higher pay than typical facility employment, and the firm invests in credentialing, compliance, immunization tracking, and minimum experience thresholds. The business is bootstrapped and founder-led, with no disclosed external institutional investment, funding rounds, acquisitions, or parent company. Day-to-day operations are anchored at 804 Locust, Columbia, MO, with a second Columbia office at 4240 Philips Farm Rd, #105.

Name

Pulse Medical

Legal name

Pulse Medical Staffing

Website

https://pulsemedicalstaffing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Pulse Medical Staffing is a private W2 healthcare staffing agency founded in 2010 in Columbia, Missouri, supplying temporary supplemental nurses, CNAs, and medical support staff to hospitals, long-term care, and other facilities across the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing services
• Medical professional recruiting
• Supplemental nurse staffing
• Temporary healthcare personnel
• Healthcare workforce solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Staffing Services: Pulse Medical Staffing employs W2 healthcare professionals (RNs, LPNs, CMTs, CNAs, dietary aides, and other medical/non-medical professionals) and places them in healthcare facilities on a temporary supplemental basis. Revenue is generated through staffing fees charged to healthcare facilities for providing qualified, vetted temporary staff.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Pulse Medical Staffing is a healthcare staffing agency that employs W2 healthcare professionals (RNs, LPNs, CMTs, CNAs, dietary aides, and other medical and non-medical professionals) and places them on a temporary supplemental basis at healthcare facilities. The company also provides full-cycle healthcare recruiting services for facilities seeking permanent placements, and offers emergency per-diem staffing coverage during labor disruptions.

Product overview

Pulse Medical Staffing is a healthcare staffing agency offering two interconnected service lines: Staffing Services (temporary supplemental staffing of vetted healthcare professionals including RNs, LPNs, CMTs, CNAs, and dietary aides) and Recruiting Services (full-cycle recruitment for healthcare facilities). A specialized module, Per-Diem Staffing During Labor Disruptions, provides emergency staffing during crises. The company operates as a W2 employer model rather than a 1099 contractor platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Staffing Services Provides temporary supplemental staffing of W2 healthcare professional employees including RNs, LPNs, CMTs, CNAs, dietary aides, and other medical and non-medical professionals to healthcare facilities. Targets hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, rehabilitation centers, long-term care facilities, assisted and independent living facilities, outpatient facilities, occupational medicine facilities, private-pay home care, and camps.
• Recruiting Services Full-service healthcare recruiting that handles strategy development, candidate screening, interviews, and placement paperwork for healthcare facilities seeking permanent or direct hires.
• Per-Diem Staffing During Labor Disruptions Provides emergency staffing coverage during labor disruptions and crises, offering access to vetted healthcare professionals to maintain patient care at healthcare facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Placement of thousands of healthcare professionals while maintaining certifications, credentialing and compliance

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• AMN Healthcare: Largest US healthcare staffing company offering travel nursing, allied, locum tenens, and workforce solutions nationally. Comparable as a healthcare staffing provider, but operates at vastly larger scale with technology platforms across all clinical categories.
• Aya Healthcare: Major tech-enabled travel nursing and allied staffing firm. Comparable in core clinical staffing offerings (RN, LPN, allied) but operates a digital marketplace platform at national scale versus Pulse's traditional local model.
• Medical Solutions: National travel nursing and healthcare staffing company headquartered in Omaha. Directly comparable in placing nurses and allied clinicians at healthcare facilities, with a more tech-forward delivery model and broader geographic reach.
• Cross Country Healthcare: National healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company across nursing, allied, and non-clinical. Comparable in supplemental and per-diem staffing of healthcare professionals, with broader service portfolio and public-company resources.
• HealthTrust Workforce Solutions: HCA-affiliated healthcare staffing and workforce management provider placing clinicians and non-clinical staff in facilities. Comparable in supplemental staffing of healthcare professionals, with captive demand from HCA and broader workforce solutions portfolio.

Direct peers

• Supplemental Health Care: Mid-sized healthcare staffing firm placing nurses, allied, and non-clinical professionals in facilities nationwide. Closely comparable in service mix (RN, LPN, CNA, allied) and W2 staffing model, with similar focus on supplemental and per-diem placements.
• Maxim Healthcare Staffing: National healthcare staffing and home health services provider placing nurses, CNAs, and allied staff in facilities and homes. Directly comparable in service breadth (RN/LPN/CNA staffing, home care staffing) and W2 model, with broader geographic footprint.
• ATC Healthcare: Franchise-based healthcare staffing agency placing nurses, CNAs, and allied professionals in facilities. Highly comparable in supplemental staffing model, W2 employment approach, and facility-segment focus (hospitals, LTC, rehab).
• Favorite Healthcare Staffing: Mid-sized national healthcare staffing firm specializing in nursing, allied, and per-diem placements. Comparable in supplemental and per-diem staffing of RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and allied professionals to facilities with W2 model.

Emerging players

• Trinity Healthcare Staffing: Smaller regional healthcare staffing agency placing nurses and allied clinicians on travel and per-diem assignments. Comparable in clinical staffing focus, though typically more travel-oriented and tech-enabled than Pulse's traditional local model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pulsemedstaff
• Facebookfacebook.com/PulseMedicalStaffing

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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