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Emerald buys American Nursing Services

February 23, 2010

Emerald Health Services acquired American Nursing Services Inc., a healthcare staffing firm based in New Orleans.

American Nursing Services was founded in 1982 and has approximately 20 offices nationwide.

"Our acquisition of American Nursing Services, which includes a strong presence in several geographic areas Emerald was not previously supporting, will provide synergy with our healthcare staffing services," said Mark Stagen, founder and CEO of Emerald Health Services.

Terms of the transaction were not announced.

Emerald Health Services is based in Southern California and is a founding member of the National Association of Travel Healthcare Organizations. Emerald ranked No. 19 on Staffing Industry Analysts' 2009 list of largest healthcare staffing firms.