Amedisys to Host Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2004 Financial Performance and Operating Results - Company Also Announces Presentation at Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Conference - BATON ROUGE, La., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: "AMED" or the "Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that it intends to release its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004 pre-market on Thursday, March 10, 2005. The Company will also host a conference call with the investment community the same day at 10:00 a.m. ET. To participate in the conference call, please dial 800.231.5571 (Domestic) or 973.582.2703 (International) a few minutes before 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 10, 2005. A replay of the conference call will be available from 12:00 p.m. ET on March 10, 2005 until 12:00 p.m. ET on March 17, 2005. The replay dial in number is 877.519.4471 (Domestic) or 973.341.3080 (International). The replay pin number is 5685697. The call will also be available on the Internet live and for seven days thereafter at the following: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=64257&s=wm&e=1012902 In addition, the Company announced that Larry R. Graham, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Gregory H. Browne, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Conference on March 7 at 2:15 p.m. ET. A webcast of this presentation is available live and for 90 days thereafter at the following URL: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rjii05/amed Amedisys, Inc., one of the nation's largest providers of home health nursing services, is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market 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 products and 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 this Company can be found on the World Wide Web http://www.amedisys.com/ . Contact: Amedisys, Inc. Noonan/Russo Chief Financial Officer Investors/Media Gregory Browne Brian Ritchie 225.292.2031 212.845.4269 DATASOURCE: Amedisys, Inc. CONTACT: Gregory Browne, Chief Financial Officer of Amedisys, Inc., +1-225-292-2031, or ; or Brian Ritchie of Noonan/Russo, +1-212-845-4269, or Web Site: http://www.amedisys.com/ http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rjii05/amed

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