BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED; or the "Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that the Company has been ranked seventh on FORTUNE magazine's annual "100 Fastest-Growing Companies" list. Amedisys is the only home health nursing company on the list. According to the publication, the "100 Fastest-Growing Companies" list was based on three equally weighted factors: both profit and sales growth (for three years through the first quarter of 2006) and three-year total return to investors (through the second quarter of 2006). Zacks Investment Research provided the data, and the overall rank is based on the sum of the three ranks. "Amedisys is honored to be ranked in the top ten of FORTUNE's prestigious list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies," said William F. Borne, Chief Executive Officer of Amedisys, Inc. "We continue to focus on executing a growth strategy that primarily focuses on organic growth, which is supplemented by expansion through our disciplined acquisition and start-up strategies. These growth strategies have helped produce a three-year annualized EPS growth rate of 121 percent, a three-year annualized revenue growth rate of 49 percent and a three-year annualized total return to investors of 89 percent; based on FORTUNE's calculation methods." "Amedisys' accomplishments would not be possible without the enthusiasm and commitment of our employees, which is by far our greatest strength in ensuring our competitive advantage in the markets we serve," continued Mr. Borne. "Therefore, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all of our Amedisys staff whose dedicated efforts have helped us each and every day to carry out our mission." 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". FORTUNE is the nation's premier business magazine with a circulation of more than 1 million and a worldwide readership of nearly 5 million. 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, ; Investors/Media: Brian Ritchie of Noonan Russo, +1-212-845-4269, Web site: http://www.amedisys.com/

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