Amedisys Closes on Acquisition of RoseRock Healthcare
April 01 2019 - 7:30AM
Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), America’s leading independent home
health, hospice and personal care company, has closed on its
acquisition of RoseRock Healthcare, a hospice care provider in
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Under the terms of the agreement, Amedisys acquired
substantially all the assets of RoseRock Healthcare.
RoseRock provides specialized hospice care to approximately 220
patients daily in northeastern Oklahoma. Amedisys also operates six
home health care centers in Oklahoma, including a center in
Tulsa.
“To all the outstanding caregivers at RoseRock Healthcare –
welcome to the family,” stated President and Chief Executive
Officer Paul Kusserow. “You’ve joined a nationwide team committed
to the same principles of honoring life through excellent patient
care that have made your company so successful. I look forward to
working collectively to bring the best of our combined strengths to
our patients.”
Amedisys is the third largest hospice provider in the country,
now operating 138 hospice care centers in 34 states.
“It is our privilege to carry on the tradition of RoseRock in
caring for patients and their families when they need us the most,”
said Regarner Thompson, Senior Vice President for Hospice, South
Region. “We have a shared mission to help our patients live each
day to the fullest, and together, we will bring the gift of hospice
to even more patients and their families.”
About Amedisys: Amedisys, Inc. is a leading
healthcare at home Company delivering personalized home health,
hospice and personal care. Amedisys is focused on delivering the
care that is best for our patients, whether that is home-based
personal care; recovery and rehabilitation after an operation or
injury; care focused on empowering them to manage a chronic
disease; or hospice care at the end of life. More than 3,000
hospitals and 65,000 physicians nationwide have chosen Amedisys as
a partner in post-acute care. Founded in 1982, headquartered in
Baton Rouge, LA with an executive office in Nashville, TN, Amedisys
is a publicly held company. With more than 21,000 employees in 473
care centers in 38 states and the District of Columbia, Amedisys is
dedicated to delivering the highest quality of care to the
doorsteps of more than 376,000 patients and clients in need every
year. For more information about the Company, please
visit: www.amedisys.com.
Contact:
Kendra KimmonsVice President of Marketing &
Communications225-299-3708kendra.kimmons@amedisys.com
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