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Amedisys Inc. (AMED)

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Amedisys Inc.
5959 South Sherwood Forest Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Phone: 225-292-2031
Fax: 225-295-9624
Web Site: http://www.amedisys.com

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Index Membership: S&P 600 SmallCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Home Health Care
Employees (last reported count): 5,232

BUSINESS SUMMARY
Amedisys, Inc. provides home health and hospice services in the United States. Its home health services include nursing services, such as infusion therapy, skilled monitoring, assessments, and patient education; practical nursing services, including performance of technical procedures, administration of medications, and changing of surgical and medical dressings; and physical and occupational therapy. The company's home health services also comprise speech pathology and therapy to restore communication and oral skills; social work to help families address the problems associated with acute and chronic illnesses; home health aide services; and private duty services, such as continuous hourly nursing care and sitter services. It provides hospice services to patients using an interdisciplinary care team comprising a physician, a patient care manager, registered nurses, certified home health aides, social workers, a chaplain, a homemaker, and specially trained volunteers to assess the clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patients and their families and manage that care accordingly. As of April 4, 2007, the company operated 261 Medicare-certified home health agencies and 14 Medicare-certified hospice agencies in 19 states. Amedisys was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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      Pay Exercised
    Mr. William F. Borne , 50
    Founder, Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer, Member of Compliance Committee, Chief Exec. Officer of Amedisys Specialized Medical Services Inc. and Pres of Amedisys Specialized Medical Services Inc
    $ 1.23M $ 2.46M
    Mr. Larry R. Graham , 42
    Pres, Chief Operating Officer and Member of Compliance Committee
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Jeffrey D. Jeter , 36
    Chief Compliance Officer, Sr. VP of Compliance, Corp. Counsel and Chairman of Compliance Committee
    N/A N/A
    Mr.. Donald Loverich , 56
    Sr. VP of Fin. and Treasurer
    $ 252.00K N/A
    Ms. Alice A. Schwartz , 41
    Chief Information Officer
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-06 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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