press release

ST. LOUIS, MO (October 10, 2010) - Interim Physicians, a physician staffing firm that provides temporary physician coverage to hospitals and healthcare facilities across the country, has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies.

Tim Hand, Chief Executive Officer of Interim Physicians, was proud to learn of the Inc. 5000 distinction.

"This award is an acknowledgement that our hard work as an organization since the merger of Interim Physicians and TeneCore
in 2009 has really paid off. We took two organizations with some of
the most experienced people in the physician staffing industry and
effectively merged operations to form a Top 10 locum tenens firm as measured by revenue," he said.

For Hand, the company's growth in revenue is just the start of a multi-year plan to greatly increase the size of Interim Physicians.

"This award is great, but we certainly aren't resting on our laurels. Our ambition is to become one of the Top 5 locum tenens firms inthe country. With our experienced physician recruiters and talented staff and an innovative digital marketing strategy, I have no doubt we will get there," Hand said.

About Interim Physicians
Interim Physicians and its mobile workforce of physicians solve shortages of healthcare with "Advanced PeopleCare," a unique philosophy of healthcare staffing with heart. Advanced PeopleCare is the relentless pursuit of quality healthcare outcomes through the measurement and improvement of the quantity of work provided, the quality of work delivered and the customer service exhibited by our physicians and our recruiters.

A pioneer physician staffing firm, Interim Physicians has provided temporary physician coverage to hospitals, clinics and other healthcare facilities since 1979. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, with offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Portland, Ore., and Huntsville, Ala. In 2010 and 2011, Interim Physicians achieved Inc. 5000 status as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the country.

Contact:
Cory Kleinschmidt
Vice President of Marketing
cory.kleinschmidt@interimphysicians.com
(314) 336-0590