- Acquisition Deepens Amedisys' Penetration in North Carolina - BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED; or the "Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced the acquisition of a home health agency in Cumberland County, North Carolina, effective August 8, 2006. "We are pleased to expand our presence in North Carolina," stated William F. Borne, Chief Executive Officer of Amedisys, Inc. "The Certificate of Need requirements in North Carolina make this acquisition particularly appealing. We continue to evaluate similar acquisition opportunities in and near the states we currently serve and maintain our intention to selectively acquire companies that fit our acquisition profile." The agency is expected to contribute approximately $1 million in annualized revenues but 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. President and Chief Operating Officer Larry R. Graham 225.292.2031 Noonan Russo Investors/Media Brian Ritchie 212.845.4269 DATASOURCE: Amedisys, Inc. CONTACT: Larry R. Graham, President and Chief Operating Officer of Amedisys, Inc., +1-225-292-2031, ; or for Investors, Media, Brian Ritchie of Noonan Russo, +1-212-845-4269, , for Amedisys, Inc. Web site: http://www.amedisys.com/

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