--A 20+ year veteran healthcare IT executive, Surges will lead the ongoing 
combination of RL Solutions Inc. and Datix Inc. and will drive strategic 
direction and growth for RLDatix moving forward.

RLDatix, a leading provider of solutions that drive patient safety, quality 
improvement and harm reduction in healthcare, announced today that Jeff Surges 
has been appointed as CEO, effective immediately. Former CEO Seyed Mortazavi 
worked closely with the Board over the past several months to identify a 
successor after giving notice of his desire to pursue a new path. Seyed will 
work closely with Jeff for a period of time to ensure a seamless transition of 
key initiatives.

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Surges joins RLDatix with over 20 years of experience managing high-growth 
technology companies in healthcare IT. Throughout his career, Jeff has been a 
co-founder of a successful business in the hospital-care management and 
discharge-planning software sector, CEO of a high-growth public company, and an 
entrepreneur / investor in the emerging wellness & analytics space. Most 
recently, Jeff served as CEO of Connecture, a public company in the insurance 
enrollment sector that he took private during his tenure.

"I am honored to be given the opportunity to lead this global organization in 
the next phase of its journey," said Jeff Surges, CEO, RLDatix. "Building on 
the solid foundation established by Seyed and the RLDatix leadership team, we 
have the opportunity to truly make a difference in a growing and critically 
important part of the healthcare ecosystem.  Patient safety is a global 
challenge, and RLDatix is rooted in the belief that it is a basic human right. 
I look forward to partnering with our clients and staff to deliver exceptional 
insights, innovation, and most importantly, safer care."

"Jeff's background as an accomplished CEO and his diverse experience was 
especially appealing to our investors and Board, as it matches perfectly with 
the foundational aspects of RLDatix and its strategic goals," said Naveen 
Wadhera, Managing Director, TA Associates. "The Board is confident that Jeff is 
the right leader to build upon the consistent and strong results achieved by 
Seyed while pursuing an ambitious vision of value creation and growth for the 
future." 

"In Jeff, we have found a leader with the right mix of experience and expertise 
to guide RLDatix during this exciting stage of its growth," said Vivek Kumar, 
on behalf of Five Arrows Principal Investments / Five Arrows Capital Partners. 
"We also want to sincerely thank Seyed for his contributions over the past 
three and a half years. Under his leadership, the company has achieved 
tremendous success, and the strategic framework he established will guide us 
well as we continue to expand into new geographic and adjacent markets."   

About RLDatix
RLDatix is a driving force for innovation in patient safety. Bringing together 
the best of RL Solutions and Datix, the company leverages more than three 
decades of global expertise dedicated to making healthcare safer. RLDatix is 
the world's largest software company focused exclusively on patient safety, 
with more than 3,000 customers in 19 countries around the globe. For more 
information, visit www.rldatix.com. 

For further information: Mike Etzinger, VP, Marketing, RLDatix, 
metzinger@rlsolutions.com, +1 617-913-3241

SOURCE: RLDatix