BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED or the "Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that William F. Borne, Chief Executive Officer, and Larry R. Graham, President and Chief Operating Officer, will present at the CIBC World Markets 17th Annual Healthcare Conference at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on Tuesday, November 7th at 9:10 AM ET. The audio presentation will be webcast live and be available for 30 days thereafter at: http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/cibcwm/healthcare06/97203446.cfm Amedisys, Inc. is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select 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 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 at: http://www.amedisys.com/ Contact: Amedisys, Inc. President and Chief Operating Larry R. Graham +1-225-292-2031 Noonan Russo Officer Investors/Media Brian Ritchie +1-212-845-4269 DATASOURCE: Amedisys, Inc. CONTACT: Larry R. Graham, President and Chief Operating of Amedisys, Inc., +1-225-292-2031, ; and Brian Ritchie, Officer Investors/Media of Noonan Russo, +1-212-845-4269, Web site: http://www.amedisys.com/

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