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 […]
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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 […]
Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) has acquired all the assets of Tulsa, Okla.-based RoseRock Healthcare, a provider of specialized hospice care to approximately 220 patients daily in northeastern Oklahoma, for an undisclosed sum. “Whether we’re delivering care at a patient’s bedside, supporting our clinical team or educating the community on the hospice benefit, hospice isn’t just […]
Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase all of the assets of privately owned Alacare Home Health & Hospice for $217.5 million. With this acquisition, Encompass Health will become the 10th largest U.S. hospice provider, based on Medicare reimbursements. EBITDA multiples were not disclosed. Birmingham, Ala.-based Alacare operates 23 […]
The Hospice of Central New York and Hospice of the Finger Lakes have merged and will operate under the Hospice of Central New York brand, though Hospice of the Finger Lakes will continue to work under that name in Cayuga County. Hospice of Central New York expects to see a 40 percent increase in their […]