Tyler, Tex.-based Choice Homecare of Texas LLC., a holding company focused on health care businesses, has acquired Legacy Hospice, also based in Tyler and Sulphur Springs, Tex., for an undisclosed amount. Legacy will rebrand as Choice Hospice. The transaction marks Choice’s fifth acquisition since Jan. 1, 2018. In addition to hospice, Choice’s holdings include home […]
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The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), will not stop or slow its acquisition efforts while awaiting the finalization of their forthcoming hospice and home health spin-off, the Pennant Group. Ensign, a rehabilitation and health care services company, announced that it would spin off its hospice, home health, and senior living operations into a publicly traded […]
Joint venture partners LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG) and Capital Region Medical Center (CRMC) have entered an agreement to purchase one hospice agency in Mexico, Mo., as well as two home health agencies, one located in Jefferson City, Mo. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. The joint venture expects the transaction to close before […]
A Salt Lake City-based private equity firm has purchased Comfort Hospice & Palliative Care in Portland, Ore., for $20 million. The purchasing company—a large regional operator with 30 additional hospice locations primarily in the Western United States—has not been identified publicly. Comfort Hospice & Palliative Care earns nearly $8.3 million in annual revenues and cares […]
Cornerstone Healthcare Inc., a subsidiary of The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG), as of May 1 acquired the assets of Texas-based Resolutions Hospice for an undisclosed amount. Cornerstone subsidiaries now operate 26 hospice operations, 25 home health operations, and nine other home care operations across 12 states. Prior to this transaction Resolutions Hospice was a family-owned […]
Rising hospice admission numbers led Baton Rouge, La.-based Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) to robust earnings in the first quarter of 2019. The rise in admissions includes both same-store and those associated with acquisitions. Same-store hospice admissions for Q1 2019 rose 5% to 9,711 patients, up from 6,933 in the first quarter of 2018. Average daily […]
VITAS Healthcare, the largest hospice provider in the United States, showed positive margins for the first quarter of 2019 despite a decline in admissions, according to a quarterly earnings report from its parent company, Chemed Corp. (NYSE: CME). VITAS’ gross margins for routine home care services reached 52.7 percent during the first quarter, a 60 […]
Encompass Health Corp.’s (NYSE: EHC) hospice component grew net operating revenues nearly 69 percent between the first quarter of 2018 and Q1 2019, propelled by acquisitions and a rise in same-store admissions. Revenue for Encompass’ hospice business—included in its Encompass Health-Home Health & Hospice segment—rose to $34.4 million in Q1 2019, up from $20.4 million […]
Hospice of Rutherford County, Inc., doing business as Hospice of the Carolina Foothills (HOCF), has signed a letter of intent to sell its inpatient unit to Agape Hospice. The organizations will not release financial terms until completion of the due diligence period. Under the letter of intent Agape Hospice has agreed to continue operation of […]
The Hospice of Randolph County (HRC) and Hospice of the Piedmont (HOP), both in North Carolina, will merge effective Sept. 30, the second large nonprofit hospice merger in the region this year. HRC will continue doing business as Hospice of Randolph County, a subsidiary of Hospice of Piedmont, pending regulatory approvals and approval from the […]