- Acquisition Marks Amedisys' Initial Entry Into Missouri Market - BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED; or the "Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced the acquisition of Jefferson County Patient Care Services, Inc., a home health agency in Hillsboro, Missouri. The acquisition is effective as of October 1, 2006, and is expected to contribute approximately $3.5 million in annualized revenues. The acquisition represents Amedisys' initial entry into Missouri. The acquisition includes two locations, Hillsboro, Missouri, and St. Louis, Missouri. "We are very happy to enter the Missouri market through this acquisition," said William F. Borne, Chief Executive Officer of Amedisys, Inc. "This purchase is representative of our strategy of expanding through selective acquisitions into states contiguous with our current area of operation. We continuously assess many similar opportunities in order to identify those that most appropriately fit our profile and acquisition criteria." The agency is not expected to add materially to earnings in 2006. Terms of the purchase agreement were not disclosed. Amedisys, Inc., a leading provider of home health nursing services, is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol "AMED." This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements, usually containing the words "believe," "estimate," "project," "expect" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, continued acceptance of the Company's services in the marketplace, competitive factors, changes in government reimbursement procedures, dependence upon third-party vendors, and other risks discussed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release. Additional information on the Company can be found on the World Wide Web at: http://www.amedisys.com/ Contact: Amedisys, Inc. Noonan Russo President and Chief Operating Officer Investors/Media Larry R. Graham Brian Ritchie 225.292.2031 212.845.4269 DATASOURCE: Amedisys, Inc. CONTACT: Larry R. Graham, President and Chief Operating Officer of Amedisys, Inc., +1-225-292-2031, ; or Investors, Media, Brian Ritchie of Noonan Russo for Amedisys, Inc., +1-212-845-4269, Web site: http://www.amedisys.com/

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