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Amedisys, Inc.

 
(NASDAQ:AMED)
Contact Information
Amedisys, Inc.
5959 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
LA Tel. 225-292-2031
Toll Free 800-467-2662
Fax 225-292-8163

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.amedisys.com
Employees: 16,300
Employee growth: (2.4%)

Because the last thing you want to do when you're ailing is drive to a doctor's office, Amedisys brings health care home. Through close to 500 home health care agencies located throughout the US, the company provides skilled nursing and home health services primarily to geriatric patients covered by Medicare. Its range of services includes disease-specific programs that help patients recovering from stroke, as well as assistance for those coping with emphysema or diabetes. In addition to home health services, Amedisys owns or manages more than 70 hospice agencies that offer palliative care to terminally ill patients.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $1,634.3M
One year growth: 8.0%
Net income: $112.6M
Income growth: (17.1%)

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: William F. (Bill) Borne
CFO: Dale E. Redman
SVP Business Operations Systems and CTO: Pete Hartley

Competitors:
Apria Healthcare
Gentiva
NHC

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