SSI Surgical Services Names Riddell to Board

ORLANDO, Fla. -- SSI Surgical Services, Inc. (SSI) announces that Todd Riddell has been named to the company’s board of directors, effective Oct. 12, 2006.

Riddell was named president and chief executive officer of SSI on Sept. 18, 2006. He is a co-founder of Endoscopy Specialists, Inc. (now SSI) and he has more than 15 years of medical industry experience. Riddell succeeds Christopher Tihansky, who resigned from the board in September.

SSI Surgical Services provides surgical support services to hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers throughout the United States. With comprehensive services that are focused primarily on the operating room, tailored services include: endoscopy management services, SPD staffing and surgical instrument sterilization. The company’s headquarters is in Orlando, Fla., with employees based in hospitals, medical centers and sterilization centers nationally.

Source: SSI Surgical Services