Amedisys , Inc.

Industry:	Hospitals & Clinics
Ranking:	Russell 3000
Employees:	11,562

Description

Amedisys, Inc. is a provider of home health services to the chronic, co-morbid, aging American population. The services that the Company provides on a multi-state basis include both home health and hospice services with approximately 89% of its revenue derived from Medicare. As of December 31, 2007, Amedisys owned and operated 325 Medicare-certified home health agencies, 29 Medicare-certified hospice agencies and managed the operations of four Medicare-certified home health and two Medicare-certified hospice agencies in 30 states within the United States. Its home health patient is Medicare eligible, 80 to 84 years old and takes approximately eight different medications on a daily basis. For the Company’s home health patients, it receives a 60-day episodic-based payment from Medicare. On March 26, 2008, it acquired TLC Health Care Services, Inc. In September 2008, the Company announced the conversion of all of the former Tender Loving Care agencies to the Amedisys operating systems.

Products & Services

home health nursing, hospice services

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Amedisys Acquires Hospice Agencies in South Carolina and Mississippi. Health & Medicine Week; 8/17/2009 Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), one of America...This acquisition, which represents Amedisys' entry into the hospice business in both...Carolina and Mississippi, will allow Amedisys to provide coverage to the entire state... ...more

Amedisys Reports Second Quarter Revenue and Earnings.(Financial report) Business Wire; 7/28/2009 Amedisys to Host Conference Call Today at 10:00 a.m. ET BATON ROUGE, La. -- Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), one of America...service revenue and net income attributable to Amedisys, Inc., increasing 20.9% and 72.1... ...more

Amedisys Releases Report from Marwood Group Advisory. Business Wire; 11/2/2009 BATON ROUGE, La. -- Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED)(the...LLC (Marwood). Several months ago Amedisys engaged Marwood, one of the nation...leading practices to evaluate the Amedisys model and infrastructure. The results... ...more