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Company type | Public |
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ISIN | US0234361089 |
Founded | 1982 |
Founder | William F. Borne, MATT HESSION |
Headquarters | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
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Number of employees | 21,000[3] |
Website | amedisys |
Amedisys, Inc. is an American healthcare company based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They are one of the largest home health providers and second largest hospice care provider in the United States.
Amedisys provides in-home skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech language pathology, medical social work, home aides, and hospice and bereavement services, with 11 million patient care visits in 2011.[4]
Amedisys employs more than 21,000 individuals at more than 500 locations in 39 states and Washington, D.C. In 2010, annual revenues were approximately $1.6 billion.[5] Amedisys was ranked 999 on the Fortune 1000 in 2011.
In June 2023, Optum agreed to acquire Amedisys for $3.3 billion.