January 2007

TaleMed #1 for the 2nd Consecutive Year on Highway Hypodermics
Highway Hypodermics

TaleMed Ranked #1 on Highway Hypodermics
For the Second Year in Row, TaleMed Receives the Highest Ranking from Highway Hypodermics

Loveland, Ohio, January 7, 2008 – Highway Hypodermics announced today that TaleMed, the Talent for Medicine, has won the Number One ranking for Nurse Travel Companies for the second year in a row. The award ranks travel nurse companies who offer first day medical coverage, professional insurance, reimbursement for nurse licensing, private housing, and have Joint Commission Certification.

“These companies have also shown great professionalism through integrity, honesty, and commitment by providing the best of service to traveling nurses,” said Highway Hypodermics founder and published author, Epstein LaRue, RN, BN.

About TaleMed

“When you join TaleMed you become part of their family. TaleMed’s staff is always there for you and each and every one of them also makes you feel as if you are part of their family, and they truly do care about you,” said TaleMed travel nurse P. French, RN.

TaleMed has grown into one of the best and successful nurse travel companies. TaleMed has the professional expertise to bring people together quickly and effectively. TaleMed’s primary philosophy is to place primary importance on the traveling nurse’s needs. To do this, TaleMed provides benefits that start Day One, Free Private Housing, 24 hour availability, and many more options for each of the traveling nurse. TaleMed also only hires the Best Talent – those who are experienced healthcare professionals that know and understand the operations of the hospitals and the needs surrounding them.

“Highway Hypodermics has helped TaleMed take our ideas about certain benefits being the “right thing to do” and turn them into actions. Measurable, demonstrable actions and create what we perceive as standard benefits. These actions and benefits have helped us recruit — and retain — hundreds of the best and the brightest nurses. Nurses who happen to be the best talent in their expertise. Nurses who make TaleMed the Number One Nurse Travel Company,” – Elizabeth Tracy, TaleMed’s Chief Executive Officer.

About Highway Hypodermics Top Ten Travel Companies

With five years of recognizing excellence in Travel Nursing Companies, the annual presentation of the Highway Hypodermics Seal of Excellence is a staple in the Nurse Travel Industry. The annual Highway Hypodermics awards have been held since 2004.

All voting for the Highway Hypodermics Top Travel Companies is conducted by secret ballot and tabulated by an independent website. The results of voting are released in the January Edition of the Highway Hypodermics Ezine, and at online.

About Highway Hypodermics

The mission of Highway Hypodermics is to provide quality and up to date information to travel nurses around the world to assist them in finding the adventure of a lifetime. Epstein LaRue, RN, BS created Highway Hypodermics: The Website as a precursor to the book, “Highway Hypodermics: Your Road Map To Travel Nursing.” Features of this website include city guides, destination, locations, travel company profiles, and travel nursing articles. Highway Hypodermics can be found at www.highwayhypodermics.com.