Gerald P. Halpern, Esq. Has Joined the Board of ATC Healthcare, Inc.

  
    
  
  
    
      ATC Healthcare, Inc., (AMEX:AHN) 
      a leader in medical staffing, announced today that Gerald P. Halpern has 
      joined the Board of Directors and will serve on its Audit and 
      Compensation and Stock Option Committees. Mr. Halpern was appointed by 
      the Board to finish the term of Dr. Bernard Firestone, who had 
      voluntarily resigned from the Board due to a potential conflict of 
      interest. Mr. Halpern’s appointment to the 
      Board expires in August 2010.
    
    
      Mr. Halpern is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison and 
      Harvard Law School. He is an expert in the laws and regulations 
      governing healthcare providers and has served as General Counsel or 
      Special Counsel to many healthcare companies, mental health clinics, and 
      other healthcare facilities. For more than 25 years, Mr. Halpern has 
      been legal counsel for the New York State Association of Healthcare 
      Providers. He is also a former Deputy commissioner of the New York City 
      Housing and Rehabilitation Administration. He currently serves as an 
      arbitrator in the Nassau District Court in Nassau County, New York.
    
    
      “I speak for the entire Board in extending a 
      warm welcome to Mr. Halpern. We look forward to the insight and 
      perspective he will bring to his role on the ATC Board of Directors,” 
      said Chairman Steve Savitsky.
    
    
      David Savitsky, CEO, remarked that, “Gerald 
      Halpern will be a wonderful addition to the Board. His strong legal 
      background and extensive experience in healthcare matters will bring 
      tremendous value to ATC. We look forward to working with him and having 
      him make a valuable contribution to our ongoing efforts to improve the 
      company and enhance its value to shareholders.”
    
    
      About ATC Healthcare, Inc.
    
    
      ATC is a national leader in medical staffing personnel to hospitals, 
      nursing homes, clinics and other healthcare facilities with 47 locations 
      in 25 states. ATC provides supplemental staffing, outsourcing and human 
      resource solutions to hospitals, nursing homes, medical and research 
      facilities and industry. Drawing from a pool of over 15,000 healthcare 
      professionals spanning more than 50 specialties, the company supplies 
      both clinical and non-clinical personnel for short-term, long-term, and “traveling” 
      contract assignments. To learn more about the company’s 
      services, visit their website at www.atchealthcare.com.
    
    
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