Reliant Health Care Professionals Will Seek New CEO

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reliant Health Care Professionals (“Reliant”) today announced that Gregory L. Mikkelsen will resign his current position as President and Chief Executive Officer and assume a new role within the organization as Executive Vice President and Vice Chair. Reliant operates as FASTAFF Travel Nursing (“FASTAFF”) and U.S. Nursing Corporation (“U.S. Nursing”) and specializes in providing nationwide rapid response nurse staffing services.

The company will immediately initiate a search for the new CEO with Mikkelsen acting as interim CEO until a replacement is found. With more than 37 years of healthcare experience and a breadth of knowledge in field operations, marketing and human resources, Mikkelsen has served in senior management positions within healthcare staffing companies for the last two decades.

Ray Marcy, Chairman of the Board, commented, “Greg has served the company in an extraordinary manner over the last nine years, and he has contemplated a reduced role at this stage of his career for quite some time. Greg has agreed to remain with us for the next several years. He’ll be active in our operations, strategy, business development and continue to serve on our Board.”

Mikkelsen commented, “I am very proud to have been a part of this organization over almost a decade. FASTAFF and U.S. Nursing are wonderful, profitable brands and I look forward to continuing my involvement in the growth of the company in my new role. 2008 was a very successful year for our FASTAFF business in particular and we are projecting continued growth for the entire company into the upcoming year and beyond.”

Marcy added, “Reliant is one of the finest companies in the healthcare staffing industry and in the next several weeks we expect to identify and select a talented, experienced senior executive to lead and develop the organization in the years ahead.”

Reliant is owned by Clarion Capital Partners, LLC and management. Clarion Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in middle-market, growth-oriented businesses.

About Reliant Health Care Professionals, Inc.

Based in Denver, Colorado, Reliant Health Care Professionals, Inc. is a premier provider of rapid response nurse staffing services, operating as FASTAFF Travel Nursing and U.S. Nursing Corporation since 1989. FASTAFF specializes in immediately assisting facilities across the U.S. in fulfilling their travel nurse staffing needs in as little as seven to ten days, generally for 4 to 8+ week assignments. U.S. Nursing staffs nurses and other healthcare professionals at healthcare facilities during labor disputes, helping to ensure continuous, quality patient care. For more information, visit www.fastaff.com or www.usnursing.com.

About Clarion Capital Partners, LLC

Clarion Capital Partners, LLC is a New York-based private equity firm, seeking investments in middle-market, growth-oriented businesses in which it can add significant strategic value. The firm focuses on industries in which it can leverage its experience and relationships to benefit its portfolio companies, including healthcare services, business services, specialty financial services, consumer products, specialty retail, and media. For more information about Clarion Capital Partners, LLC, visit www.clarion-capital.com.