- Acquisition Furthers Amedisys' Presence in Texas - BATON ROUGE, La., March 2 /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 care and hospice business providing services in the greater San Antonio, Texas area. The transaction was effective as of March 1, 2007, and is expected to contribute approximately $5.4 million in total annualized revenues. "We are excited to further expand our home care services in Texas with this acquisition," said William F. Borne, Chief Executive Officer of Amedisys, Inc. "The acquisition of OptimaCare Home Health, Inc. will be our sixteenth home health location in Texas, and MissionPlus Healthcare LLC will mark our first hospice location in the state." "This purchase is representative of our disciplined acquisition strategy to increase our geographic coverage," continued Mr. Borne. "We continuously assess many similar opportunities in order to identify those that most appropriately fit our profile and acquisition criteria." The acquisition is not expected to add materially to Amedisys' earnings in 2007. Terms of the acquisition purchase agreement were not disclosed. 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 Officer Larry R. Graham 225.292.2031 DATASOURCE: Amedisys, Inc. CONTACT: Larry R. Graham, President and Chief Operating Officer, Amedisys, Inc., +1-225-292-2031, Web site: http://www.amedisys.com/

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