ONWARD HEALTHCARE ACQUIRES
ALL CARE NURSING SERVICES

Acquisition Solidifies Position as the Number One Integrated Provider of per diem and travel Staffing Solutions in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut

(Norwalk, CT – April 22, 2005) – Onward Healthcare, a nationwide provider of per diem and travel placement services for nursing and allied health professionals to hospitals and healthcare facilities, has acquired All Care Nursing Services, a premier provider of per diem, travel, and foreign-trained-nurses to nearly 500 healthcare organizations in metropolitan New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. With this acquisition, Onward Healthcare emerges as the dominant healthcare staffing firm in the metropolitan New York marketplace and strengthens its position as the leading provider of healthcare staffing solutions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

“Onward Healthcare is fast being recognized as the number one provider of healthcare staffing services in the Northeast and the company that healthcare providers turn to for the delivery of the highest caliber of medical professionals. The addition of All Care Nursing significantly enhances our capability to provide our clients in the tri-state area with an integrated service offering of per diem, travel, permanent placement, and international recruitment services for nursing and allied health professionals,” said Kevin Clark, Chief Executive Officer of Onward Healthcare.

“The synergy between Onward Healthcare's national recruitment travel infrastructure and All Care Nursing Services' local network of clients and candidates will enable our recruitment and staffing team to improve upon our already rapid response time and provide our clients with a comprehensive set of services,” said Dominic DiCorcia, President, All Care Nursing Services.

Founded in 2002, Onward Healthcare is recognized as one of the fastest growing healthcare staffing companies in the nation today and provides over 1,500 healthcare organizations in all 50 states with a single point-of-service for per diem, travel, permanent placement, international recruitment, and vendor management services for nursing and allied health professionals. Onward Healthcare is backed by a management team with more than 25 years of industry experience and is partnered with Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe (WCAS), one of the nation's premier healthcare private equity firms.

“Onward Healthcare has a clear strategy for growing market share by complementing our organic growth with the targeted acquisition of leading per diem companies in key metropolitan centers. Other acquisitions over the past twelve months include the New Jersey-based Healthstaff Professionals and the Maryland-based Preferred Nurses Across America. These acquisitions provide Onward Healthcare with an unparalleled capacity to service our clients in local markets across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and complement our nationwide travel offering,” said Clark.

About Onward Healthcare

Onward Healthcare is a nationwide provider of per diem, travel, international, and permanent placement services for nursing and allied healthcare professionals to over 1,500 hospitals and healthcare facilities. Onward is “Reinventing Healthcare Staffing” by providing healthcare providers with customized, technology-driven human capital solutions to efficiently manage the costs of contingent labor. Onward is headquartered in Norwalk, CT, with offices in Burlington, MA, Cherry Hill, NJ, Crofton, MD, Livingston, NJ, New Castle, DE, New York, NY, Providence, RI, and Wexford, PA. To learn more about the company, please call 800-278-0332 or visit www.onwardhealthcare.com.