MELVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Gentiva Health
Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIV), the nation's leading provider of
comprehensive home health and related services, announced today that it is
scheduled to present from 3:25 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. ET, Monday, March 3, 2008
at the 29th Annual Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference in
Orlando, Florida.
The event will be available to the public via a live audio web cast,
which may be accessed by visiting http://investors.gentiva.com/events.cfm
to register for the live event or listen to the archived version. Visitors
to this site will also be able to request advance notifications of this and
other upcoming Gentiva events.
Gentiva executives will give attendees an overview of Gentiva's
operations and strategic priorities, and review opportunities for growth as
the U.S. home health industry provides more services to an aging
population.
About Gentiva Health Services, Inc.
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. is the nation's leading provider of
comprehensive home health and related services. The Company serves patients
across the United States, through its direct service delivery units or
through CareCentrix(R), which manages home health services for major
managed care organizations. Gentiva is a single source for skilled nursing;
physical, occupational, speech and neurorehabilitation services; hospice
services; social work; nutrition; disease management education; help with
daily living activities; respiratory therapy and home medical equipment;
infusion therapy services; and other therapies and services. Gentiva's
revenues are generated from federal and state government programs,
commercial insurance and individual consumers. For more information, visit
Gentiva's web site, http://www.gentiva.com, and its investor relations
section at http://investors.gentiva.com. GTIV-G
Forward-Looking Statement
Certain statements contained in this news release, including, without
limitation, statements containing the words "believes," "anticipates,"
"intends," "expects," "assumes," "trends" and similar expressions,
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are
based upon the Company's current plans, expectations and projections about
future events. However, such statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from
any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: the
Company's ability to successfully execute its growth strategy; the impact
of significant indebtedness on the Company's liquidity and its ability to
meet the requirements of its creditors; general economic and business
conditions; demographic changes; changes in, or failure to comply with,
existing governmental regulations; legislative proposals for healthcare
reform; changes in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement levels; effects of
competition in the markets in which the Company operates; liability and
other claims asserted against the Company; ability to attract and retain
qualified personnel; availability and terms of capital; loss of significant
contracts or reduction in revenues associated with major payer sources;
ability of customers to pay for services; business disruption due to
implementation of new business systems, or due to natural disasters or
terrorist acts; a material shift in utilization within capitated
agreements; and changes in estimates and judgments associated with critical
accounting policies and estimates. For a detailed discussion of certain of
these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from
those contained in this news release, please refer to the Company's various
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the
"Risk Factors" section contained in the Company's annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Financial and Investor Contact: John R. Potapchuk
631-501-7035
john.potapchuk@gentiva.com
Media Contact: David Fluhrer
631-501-7102
516-589-0778
david.fluhrer@gentiva.com
SOURCE Gentiva Health Services, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.gentiva.com
http://investors.gentiva.com
CONTACT:
Investor, John R. Potapchuk, +1-631-501-7035,
john.potapchuk@gentiva.com, or Media, David Fluhrer,
+1-631-501-7102, or +1-516-589-0778, david.fluhrer@gentiva.com,
both of Gentiva Health Services, Inc.
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