BrightStar Healthcare expands into Orlando

Orlando Business Journal

May 19, 2006

BrightStar Healthcare, a health care staffing agency and franchise, is targeting Orlando for expansion due to the fact that senior citizens make up 10 percent of the city's population.

The Chicago-based firm -- which has seven locations in Illinois, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania -- plans to open 10 Florida locations, including three in Orlando, by the end of the year.

Other states the firm is targeting for expansion include Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

Initial BrightStar franchise investments range from $100,000 to $150,000.

Founded in 2002 by Chicago resident Shelly Sun, BrightStar specializes in providing both
medical and non-medical private duty home care and health care staffing to corporate
clients.

Although most of the firm's clients are senior citizens, it also provides care for high-tech
pediatric and workers' compensation cases, long-term care and veterans, as well as private
trust and public guardian payers.

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