Amedisys Completes Acquisition of Asana Hospice
January 02 2020 - 7:00AM
Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), America’s leading independent home
health, hospice and personal care company, has closed on its
acquisition of Asana Hospice. Under the terms of the agreement,
Amedisys acquired 100 percent of its membership interests.
“I’m delighted to officially welcome Asana Hospice to our family
of caregivers,” stated Paul Kusserow, Amedisys’ president and chief
executive officer. “Our strengthened team can now provide the gift
of hospice to more patients in more places, enabling them to live
each day to its fullest and supporting their families with
compassion and grace.”
As a result of the acquisition, Amedisys adds eight locations in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Missouri and Kansas to its hospice
network, the third largest in the country. The Company now owns and
operates 146 hospice care centers in 33 states, providing care to
more than 12,000 patients daily.
“We feel privileged to welcome Asana Hospice into the Amedisys
family. We share our commitment to delivering compassionate,
patient-centered care to patients and their families, and a culture
of engagement and support to our colleagues and caregivers,” said
Anthony Mollica, Amedisys’ president of hospice. “We are all in the
hospice business because we care. For us, this is not our job; it’s
our calling.”
This agreement is the third hospice acquisition for Amedisys in
the past year. The Company acquired and integrated Compassionate
Care Hospice in February 2019 and RoseRock Healthcare in April
2019.
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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 479 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.
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