Jackson Healthcare Named in Top Tier of Prestigious Inc. 5000

First-ever Inc. 5000 recognizes Alpharetta-based company for outstanding growth, contribution to healthcare and success in a troubled economy

ALPHARETTA, Ga., (February 11, 2008) - Jackson Healthcare has been named to Inc. magazine's first-ever Inc. 5,000, a prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest growing and most entrepreneurial companies. Ranked 1,670 out of 5,000 companies, Jackson Healthcare is honored to be included in the top thirty percent of this prestigious list. The company was also recognized as one of the Top 100 Health Companies in the Inc. 5000, ranking number 87.

Factors contributing to Jackson Healthcare's high ranking are its 215 percent annual growth between 2003 and 2006; its innovation and dedication to improving healthcare; and numerous recent accolades such as inclusion in the Atlanta Business Chronicle's "Atlanta's Top 10 Fastest Growing Companies."

The Inc. 5,000 is an expansion of the longstanding Inc. 500, which was introduced in 1982 to recognize the nation's fastest growing, top entrepreneurial companies. The Inc. 5000 includes the Inc. 500 but digs deeper to offer the most comprehensive look ever at the entrepreneurial engine driving the U.S. economy. In particular, companies that made the Inc. 5000 list continue to thrive despite continued stagnation in the economy.

"It's rewarding to be recognized for our growth and contribution to both healthcare and the economy - especially alongside so many prestigious companies," states Jackson Healthcare's Executive Vice President of Finance, Shane Jackson. "By addressing healthcare's most pressing needs with innovative and practical solutions, we're able to sustain rapid yet steady growth and are well-positioned for another strong year."

Founded by healthcare pioneer Richard L. Jackson, Jackson Healthcare Solutions addresses the two biggest challenges facing healthcare today: finding the right people and delivering the right information at the right time. JHS companies provide credentialed clinicians, and also develop software applications that help hospitals improve outcomes and increase operational efficiency.

With approximately 300 associates in Alpharetta, Ga., and 450 nationally, JHS serves more than three million patients in some 1,000 hospitals each year. With a 62-percent compound annual growth rate between its founding in 2000 and year-end 2006, the company ranked seventh on Atlanta Business Chronicle's "Pacesetters" list of Atlanta's fastest-growing companies in April 2007. In September 2007 the Chronicle placed JHS eighth among medium-size companies on its list of "Atlanta's Best Places to Work." Named to the Inc. 500 in 2004, the company placed among the top 100 healthcare companies in the Inc 5000 list in 2007.

The firm's operating entities include LocumTenens.com, Premier Anesthesia, Jackson & Coker, Travel Nurse Solutions, Jackson Therapy Partners, StatCom and Patient Placement Systems.

Jackson Healthcare has been named to Inc. magazine's first-ever Inc. 5,000, a prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest growing and most entrepreneurial companies. Ranked 1,670 out of 5,000 companies, Jackson Healthcare is honored to be included in the top thirty percent of this prestigious list. The company was also recognized as one of the Top 100 Health Companies in the Inc. 5000, ranking number 87.