ADEX Medical Staffing

What ADEX Medical Staffing does

ADEX Medical Staffing is a New York-based, privately held international healthcare staffing agency founded in 2001 that recruits foreign-educated registered nurses and physicians and places them at U.S. acute care and tertiary hospitals. The company operates as the direct employer of record for placed candidates and serves as their Green Card sponsor under the EB-3 immigrant visa pathway, distinguishing itself from traditional agencies that represent the hospital rather than the employee. ADEX does not charge candidates any fees and instead absorbs the legal, sponsorship, and processing costs itself, with revenue derived from healthcare facility placement and employment relationships.

The firm's service platform bundles international recruitment, NCLEX exam preparation, visa screen certification, state license endorsement, free clinical training in an in-house U.S. simulation lab, and subsidized health insurance into a unified offering for placed nurses. Recruitment is sourced from in-country offices in the Philippines, Nepal, and South East Asia, with additional programs targeting F1 student visa holders and Asylum, TPS, and DACA status candidates. Distribution to hospitals is direct rather than through third-party channels, and the company explicitly avoids nursing home placements, positioning exclusively in the acute care segment. Supporting technology is not disclosed, and there is no evidence of proprietary software, APIs, integrations, or AI/ML components in the product stack.

The go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on international nurse networks, word-of-mouth referrals, success-story content across a multi-channel social presence (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn), and in-country staff outreach rather than enterprise sales infrastructure on the hospital side. The model requires meaningful upfront capital per nurse (legal fees, sponsorship, training) prior to recoupment through billable employment, making capital intensity a defining structural feature of the business.

Name

ADEX Medical Staffing

Legal name

ADEX Medical Staffing

Website

https://adexnursingintl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ADEX Medical Staffing is a New York-based international healthcare staffing agency that recruits foreign-educated nurses and physicians and places them at U.S. acute care hospitals, serving as their employer of record and Green Card sponsor without charging candidates fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

International Student Employment & Practical Training Support (CPT/OPT/AT, work authorization guidance) (EDALANAF)

Keywords

• International nurse staffing
• Medical recruitment agency
• Healthcare staffing services
• Immigration nursing sponsorship
• Physician placement services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Staffing Placement Fees: ADEX Medical Staffing generates revenue by placing international registered nurses and physicians at US acute care hospitals. As the employer of record for placed candidates, ADEX earns fees from healthcare facilities for successful placements. The company does not charge candidates any fees and covers all legal, sponsorship, and processing costs themselves.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ADEX Medical Staffing recruits and places international registered nurses and physicians at U.S. acute care and tertiary hospitals. The company serves as the direct employer of record and green card sponsor for candidates, handling all immigration paperwork, NCLEX exam preparation, visa screen certification, license endorsement, and providing free U.S. simulation lab training. Candidates are charged no fees; revenue is earned from healthcare facility clients.

Product overview

ADEX Medical Staffing operates as a healthcare staffing agency offering a unified service platform for international recruitment of nurses and physicians into U.S. healthcare facilities. The core offering is International RN Placement Services, which connects foreign-trained nurses with acute care and tertiary hospitals through comprehensive immigration sponsorship (EB-3 green card processing), visa sponsorship, NCLEX preparation, visa screen certification, and state license endorsement. Additional services include Physician Placement Services, F1 Student Visa Programs, and Asylum/TPS/DACA programs for adjusted status candidates. All placements are exclusively at acute care facilities—no nursing homes. The company also provides free U.S. Simulation Lab training, subsidized health insurance, and ongoing career support throughout the employment tenure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International RN Placement Services Recruitment, screening, and career matching service that places foreign-trained registered nurses from the Philippines, Nepal, South East Asia, and other countries into U.S. acute care and tertiary hospitals. ADEX serves as employer of record.
• Physician Placement Services Career placement service for foreign-trained physicians seeking opportunities at U.S. healthcare facilities, including credential evaluation and visa sponsorship support.
• Green Card Processing & Visa Sponsorship Premium EB-3 immigrant visa processing and full visa sponsorship provided by ADEX as the candidate's employer and green card sponsor, covering all legal and processing fees.
• F1 Student Visa Program Visa program designed for F1 student visa holders seeking nursing career opportunities in the United States, with visa sponsorship and OPT extension support.
• Asylum, TPS, DACA Program Career placement and visa adjustment services for individuals holding asylum, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), or DACA status seeking nursing careers in the United States.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Connetics USA: Direct competitor placing international RNs at US hospitals with immigration sponsorship; closely comparable business model and candidate base.
• Trusted Nurse Staffing: US-based nurse staffing agency with international recruitment programs; competes in the same direct-hire international RN placement category.
• World Nurses: International nurse recruitment and placement agency with comparable focus on US acute care placements and immigration support for foreign-trained RNs.
• PPRS Global: UK-based international nurse placement firm recruiting into US and UK hospitals; comparable direct-placement model with similar immigration sponsorship focus.
• Passport USA (Health Carousel): International nurse and allied health staffing division within Health Carousel, offering similar EB-3 sponsorship and US hospital placement services.

Broad incumbents

• Aya Healthcare: Major US travel nurse and allied staffing firm with growing permanent placement capabilities; broad incumbent that competes for the same hospital clients as ADEX.
• AMN Healthcare: Largest US healthcare staffing company with travel, permanent, and international divisions; competes indirectly through its O'Grady Peyton and direct-hire platforms.
• O'Grady Peyton International (AMN Healthcare): International nursing placement arm of AMN Healthcare, the largest US healthcare staffing firm; offers overlapping direct-hire international services as part of a much broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• Adenium Healthcare Solutions: International nurse recruitment and placement firm focused on US acute care placements with similar immigration and licensing support services.
• HCL Healthcare: International healthcare staffing firm placing nurses and allied health professionals in US facilities; partial overlap with ADEX's international recruitment focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@adexmedical
• Facebookfacebook.com/adexmedicalinternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adex-medical-staffing-llc
• Instagraminstagram.com/adexmedical
• TikToktiktok.com/@adexmedical
• Xx.com/AdexSocial

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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