Amedisys Inc., (NASDAQ: AMED),the third largest provider of hospice and home health in the United States, is prioritizing expansion of its hospice footprint through acquisitions and de novo activity, as the company cools down its home health care acquisition efforts due to uncertainties regarding the patient driven groupings model (PDGM). A focus on hospice growth […]
Compassionate Care Hospice
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 […]