Article: Amedisys Expands Home Health Presence in Oklahoma and Completes Acquisition of Therapy Staffing Company.

BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amedisys, Inc. (or the "Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced its acquisition of seven home health agencies from ASAP Health Services, a division of The Schuster Group, effective as of January 1, 2006. The agencies, each of which is located in Central Oklahoma, are expected to contribute approximately $4.0 million in annualized revenues, but are not expected to add materially to earnings in 2006.

"We are excited to further expand our presence in the Oklahoma market through this acquisition," stated William F. Borne, Chief Executive Officer of Amedisys, Inc. "We ...

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