Amedisys to Host Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter Financial Performance and Operating Results

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED or the "Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that it intends to release its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 pre-market on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. The Company will also host a conference call with the investment community the same day at 10:00 a.m. EDT.

To participate in the conference call, please dial 800-683-1525 (Domestic) or 973-872-3197 (International) a few minutes before 10:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. A replay of the conference call will be available from 12:00 p.m. EDT on October 30, 2007 until 12:00 p.m. EDT on November 6, 2007. The replay dial in number is 877-519-4471 (Domestic) or 973-341-3080 (International). The replay pin number is 9363587.

The call will also be available on the Internet live and for seven days thereafter at the following web address:

http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=43333

Amedisys, Inc. is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select 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 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 the Company can be found at:
                             http://www.amedisys.com/

  Contact:  Amedisys, Inc.
            Director of Investor Relations
            Kevin LeBlanc
            225.292.2031
            

DATASOURCE: Amedisys, Inc.



CONTACT:  Kevin LeBlanc, Director of Investor Relations of Amedisys,

Inc., [phone], 



Web site:  http://www.amedisys.com/

http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=43333 

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