Amedisys, Inc. is a healthcare service company. The Company is engaged in providing care and support in the home. It delivers clinically distinct care that suits its patients' needs, whether that is home-based recovery and rehabilitation after an operation or injury or care. Its operations involve serving patients across the United States through its three operating divisions: home health, hospice, and high acuity care. Its home health segment provides compassionate healthcare to help its patients recover from surgery or illness, live with chronic diseases, and prevent avoidable hospital readmissions. The home health includes 346 care centers located in 34 states within the United States and the District of Columbia. Its hospice care is designed to provide comfort and support for those who are dealing with a terminal illness. Its high acuity care segment delivers the essential elements of inpatient hospital, skilled nursing facility care and palliative care to patients in their homes.