Arkansas Medical Staffing

Arkansas Medical Staffing, or AMS, is a health care staffing agency started in Little Rock in 2008. It provides supplemental and temporary nurses to health care providers throughout Arkansas, with an aim of keeping local nurses working in the state. It is a Christian, woman-owned business led by founder and chief executive Sonia Lucas-Meyer.

Services

• Registered nurses: temporary and supplemental nurse staffing.
• Licensed practical nurses: practical nurses for short-term and ongoing needs.
• Certified nursing assistants: nursing assistant cover for care facilities.
• Mobile app: an app for working with the agency.

Customers and markets

AMS serves a range of health care facilities across Arkansas and says it keeps facility budgets in mind when staffing. It is involved in local chambers of commerce and sponsors charities such as Second Chance Youth Ranch, Easter Seals and Harbor Home for Women.

Key facts

• Based in: Little Rock, Arkansas
• Founded: 2008
• Ownership: local Christian, woman-owned business
• Recognition: AY Magazine readers' awards for customer service (2023, 2025) and for staffing agency (2025); Saline County Courier Readers Choice 2026; Arkansas Money & Politics Most Admired Company 2025
• Memberships: Greater Benton, Little Rock and North Little Rock chambers; Rotary Club of Saline County Afterhours