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Prolucent Health Appoints Kathy Douglas as SVP of Clinical Services/Chief Nursing Officer, and Derek Quackenbush as Chief Financial Officer

Key leadership to drive strategic growth

DALLAS — September 15, 2020 — Prolucent Health®, provider of next-generation healthcare workforce innovations that align labor needs with data-driven decision making, welcomes the addition of Kathy Douglas as SVP clinical services and chief nursing officer, and Derek Quackenbush as CFO to its new management team. Douglas and Quackenbush significantly bolster Prolucent’s market opportunity as a leading workforce management partner for healthcare providers.

Douglas and Quackenbush previously teamed with CEO Bruce Springer at BidShift/Concerro in similar roles. “I have had the privilege of working with Kathy and Derek and know first hand that their success with emerging healthcare technology companies coupled with their in-depth experience in workforce management is a strong asset to Prolucent as we pursue our company growth initiatives,” said Springer, co-founder and CEO of Prolucent Health. “We’re excited to have them both on board as we work to develop more cohesive, data-driven, end-to-end solutions for workforce management in healthcare.”

Douglas is a nationally recognized nurse leader, entrepreneur, author, and filmmaker. She has served on the executive team of several health tech start-up companies including Oceania, BidShift/Concerro, API Healthcare, and Ability Network. She led the initiative to define excellence and evidence in healthcare staffing, has published extensively on workforce topics, and was recognized as “Leader to Honor” by Nurse Leader magazine. Douglas is a registered nurse and holds a master’s degree in health administration from University of San Francisco and is a graduate of the Stanford University Business School Executive Program.

Quackenbush is a recognized business leader who has served on the executive team of several healthcare companies including Sleep Data, Vericare, Healthy Circles, and Concerro. His background spans C-suite roles with private, public, and international companies ranging from start-up to Fortune 500 and Big-4 public accounting firms. Quackenbush has participated in $300M in M&A, joint venture, and investment transactions in organizations ranging from $2-200M in revenue. Quackenbush is a member of the board, treasurer, and Finance Committee chair of Sharp Healthcare and a member of the board and treasurer of the San Diego Seniors Foundation. He received a BS degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.

About Prolucent Health, Inc.

Prolucent empowers modern workforce management, streamlining the way healthcare meets total workforce needs with end-to-end solutions that provide cost-effective and sustainable answers to healthcare’s workforce challenges. For additional information, please visit www.prolucent.com.

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Prolucent Health
Myla Wagner
myla@mylawagnerpr.com

LiquidCompass Healthcare Jobs Marketplace a Key Resource for COVID-19 Response; Surpasses 30,000 COVID-19 Related Openings Available Nationwide as Pandemic Continues to Surge

Nursing and Allied Health Staff in High Demand

DALLAS — August 24, 2020 – LiquidCompass®, a Prolucent Health company and provider of the largest real-time jobs marketplace and talent engagement platform that aligns the interests of both healthcare employers and job seekers, today announced continued high demand for COVID-19 related jobs throughout the U.S. for both clinical and non-clinical positions.

In recent months the company has seen steady demand for COVID-19 positions as healthcare organizations struggle to find staffing in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s dedicated COVID-19 jobs page, which is updated daily and features a unique map view of demand activity with geo-location drill down, currently shows more than 30,000 total COVID-19 related jobs available nationwide, with the highest demand seen for nursing and allied health professionals (such as respiratory therapists and medical technologists), in the critical care/intensive care specialties and emergency room.

“There are many critical clinical positions needed throughout the U.S., and geographical hotspots include Florida, New York, Texas, and several states throughout the mid-west,” stated Kathy Douglas, CNO and VP of clinical services for Prolucent Health. “With new surges on the rise and numerous areas where healthcare workers are exhausted and overloaded, the result is that hospitals, nursing homes, urgent care, and other healthcare facilities are in continual need of direct hire and contingent staff. We are proud to be supporting the healthcare industry with our technology solution to connect COVID-19 job seekers and employers quickly and safely. Our goal as always remains focused on positively impacting the lives of healthcare workers during these tumultuous times.”

By using a combination of data and artificial intelligence paired with hot spot analytics, Liquid Compass is able to identify COVID-19 related needs so that job seekers can pinpoint where they can have the greatest impact. COVID-19 job opportunities can be reviewed and sorted by numerous categories including profession/job title, location, specialty, employment type, experience level, employer, qualifications, quick apply, or specific job attributes to help job seekers find the very best match. Some of the best healthcare employers throughout the U.S. use LiquidCompass to post COVID-19 positions and find new employees.

About Liquid Compass, Inc.

LiquidCompass, a Prolucent Health company, indexes and analyzes healthcare job openings nationwide on a daily basis, helping jobseekers find jobs for free with unprecedented efficiency and allowing healthcare employers to attract and hire high-quality candidates faster using national and local market intelligence tools, benchmarks, and reports. For additional information, please visit www.liquidcompass.com.

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Prolucent Health
Myla Wagner
myla@mylawagnerpr.com

Prolucent Health Launches to Advance the Way Healthcare Meets Workforce Needs; Acquires LiquidCompass, Next Generation Jobs Marketplace Connecting Healthcare Workers and Employers

DALLAS — August 18, 2020 — Prolucent Health®, a new healthcare startup founded by health tech entrepreneur Bruce Springer, has launched to revolutionize the way the healthcare industry meets its workforce needs. Prolucent uses technology, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics to modernize and improve the recruitment, utilization, and cost of healthcare labor. The company’s technologies and tools support cross-functional processes that align the interests of both healthcare employers and workers to provide cost effective and sustainable solutions in support of today’s most challenging workforce issues.

The launch includes the acquisition of LiquidCompass,^® a front end recruitment and talent engagement platform that provides recruitment marketing, workforce analytics tools, and an expansive real-time jobs marketplace with geo-location that combine to ensure healthcare employers are equipped with strategies and tools to attract and hire high-quality candidates more efficiently.

“Healthcare recruiting and staffing activities are often fragmented and managed in different systems, which results in redundant, costly, and labor-intensive processes and a poor candidate experience,” said Prolucent CEO Springer. “The labor management process demands new models for engaging workers and advancing their career interests while helping employers meet their staffing needs across the hiring continuum. The acquisition of LiquidCompass is key to our mission of providing game-changing tools and technologies that better connect job seekers and employers in support of healthcare’s unique workforce needs. We welcome the talented management team from LiquidCompass, who have been pioneers in the workforce management industry for the last two decades.”

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the demand for healthcare-related jobs will grow 14 percent by 2028, adding about 1.9 million new jobs and making healthcare the largest employment sector in the U.S. At the same time, the healthcare industry faces widespread talent shortages that are expected to worsen. Talent management platforms like LiquidCompass that are designed specifically for connecting organizations with the healthcare workforce will be critical to support this abnormally high level of demand and jobs search activity.

Springeris a seasoned healthcare entrepreneur and information technology professional with more than 20 years of healthcare IT leadership, sales, marketing, and technology experience. Previously, he co-founded and was president and CEO of Concerro (formerly BidShift), a SaaS company focused on the healthcare workforce market acquired by API Healthcare. He was also a co-founder, COO and executive VP of WebMD, an internet healthcare and transaction services business, as well as CEO of Transaction Wireless.

About Prolucent Health, Inc.

Prolucent empowers modern workforce management, streamlining the way healthcare meets total workforce needs with end-to-end solutions that provide cost effective and sustainable answers to healthcare’s workforce challenges. For additional information, please visit www.prolucent.com.

Contact:

Prolucent Health
Myla Wagner
myla@mylawagnerpr.com