Oakbrook Terrace, IL – InteliStaf Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company, yesterday named Scott S. Parker to its Board of Directors. Mr. Parker, who was inducted into the National Health Care Hall of Fame in 2005, brings 44 years of healthcare industry experience to the position. Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group is a majority investor in InteliStaf.

Michael S. Wilstead, Chief Executive Officer of InteliStaf, said, "Scott’s remarkable depth and breadth of healthcare experience will be a tremendous asset to InteliStaf as we work to meet the rising demand for quality staffing solutions in the healthcare industry. We are thankful and excited to have Scott join the InteliStaf team."

Mr. Parker said, "I am pleased to have the opportunity to work with Michael Wilstead and his talented management team. As demand for healthcare workers increases, InteliStaf is well positioned to meet this demand through flexible outsourcing of skilled healthcare professionals."

Mr. Parker is President Emeritus of Intermountain Health Care (IHC), a non-profit integrated healthcare system in Utah and Idaho, consisting of 22 hospitals, 100 health centers, a home health agency and more than 2,000 affiliated physicians. He served as President of IHC from 1975 until his retirement in 1998. During his tenure as President, IHC increased the number of hospitals in the system from 15 to 22, created a health insurance company which now enrolls approximately 50 percent of Utah residents, and organized a medical group that employs more than 400 physicians. During four of the past five years, IHC has been named the #1 integrated healthcare organization in the U.S. by Modern Healthcare magazine.

Prior to joining IHC, Mr. Parker served in several healthcare administrative positions including: Administrator of Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital in Newport Beach, CA; Vice President of Samaritan Health Services and Administrator of Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, AZ; Administrator for Southside Hospital in Mesa, AZ; and Assistant Administrator at Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.

Mr. Parker is a Member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, past President of the International Hospital Federation and is past Chairman of the American Hospital Association.

Mr. Parker earned his Master’s degree in Hospital Administration from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah. He serves on the Board of Directors of Huntsman Cancer Foundation and is on the Board of Trustees of the University of Utah and the National Advisory Board of the University of Utah’s Eccles School of Business.

About InteliStaf Healthcare
InteliStaf Healthcare is one of the largest healthcare staffing companies in the United States, operating nearly 70 offices and supporting more than 40,000 medical professionals. The company provides nurses, allied healthcare professionals, and other medical professionals to healthcare facilities on a temporary and contract basis. InteliStaf is at the forefront of vendor management services (VMS), creating and directing innovative solutions designed to meet its customers’ specific contract labor, patient care, and financial requirements. The company is the nationally recognized leader for such services. For more information, visit www.intelistaf.com/ .