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Amedisys Appoints Donald A. Washburn to Board of Directors
BATON ROUGE, La., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq:
AMED or "the Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies,
today announced the appointment of Donald A. Washburn, to the Company's Board
of Directors. Amedisys' Board of Directors now includes six members, and Mr.
Washburn's appointment increases the number of independent directors to five.
Mr. Washburn, 59, a private investor, currently serves on the Boards of LaSalle
Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO), a real estate investment trust, and Key
Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTEC), which designs and manufactures process
automation systems for the food processing and industrial markets. He also
serves on several private company boards, including Princess House, Inc. and
LAGA, Inc. In addition, Mr. Washburn is a member of several non-profit boards,
including Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern Law Board,
Portland Citizens Crime Commission, Portland Citizens Commission on
Homelessness, and the Hearing & Speech Institute. Furthermore, he sits on the
Advisory Boards of Spell Capital Partners Fund II, a private equity fund, and
Laborsage, Inc., a private company that provides software solutions to the
hospitality industry.
Mr. Washburn held several senior level management positions with Northwest
Airlines, Inc. (NYSE:NWB), the world's fourth largest airline. The last of
which was Executive Vice President, a position he held from 1995 through 1998.
His responsibilities included overseeing all operational matters, including
customer service, flight, in-flight, maintenance, cargo, pilot training,
properties and facilities, labor relations, and state/local government
relations. Prior to his stint at Northwest, Mr. Washburn held several senior
level positions over a span of 10 years at Marriott International Corporation
(NYSE:MAR), a hospitality real estate and management company. He rose to the
position of Executive Vice President. Among his various roles at Marriott, Mr.
Washburn was responsible for the general management of Marriott's Courtyard
Hotel division, worldwide real estate development and lodging strategy and
development.
"We are pleased to have Donald join Amedisys' Board of Directors," said William
F. Borne, Chief Executive Officer of Amedisys. "His significant management and
operational experience at multi-billion dollar companies will be invaluable to
Amedisys as we continue to grow our business and enhance the efficiency of our
company."
Mr. Washburn received his J.D. degree from Northwestern's School of Law, where
he graduated Cum Laude in 1978, and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School
of Management in 1983. Additionally, Mr. Washburn obtained a B.B.A from Loyola
University of Chicago's School of Business, which he received in 1991.
Amedisys, Inc., a leading provider of home health nursing services, is
headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Company had approximately $142
million in revenue in 2003. Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market
under the symbol "AMED".
This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward- looking"
statements, usually containing the words "believe," "estimate," "project,"
"expect" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements inherently involve
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to
such differences include, but are not limited to, continued acceptance of the
Company's products and services in the marketplace, competitive factors,
changes in government reimbursement procedures, dependence upon third-party
vendors, and other risks discussed in the Company's periodic filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements,
the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions
or changes after the date of this release.
Additional information on this Company can be found on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.amedisys.com/
Contact: Amedisys, Inc. EURO RSCG Life NRP
Chief Financial Officer Investors/Media
Greg Browne Brian Ritchie
225-292-2031 212.845.4269
DATASOURCE: Amedisys, Inc.
CONTACT: Greg Browne, Chief Financial Officer of Amedisys, Inc.,
+1-225-292-2031, ; Investors/Media - Brian Ritchie of EURO
RSCG Life NRP, +1-212-845-4269, , for Amedisys,
Inc.
Web site: http://www.amedisys.com/