MELVILLE, N.Y., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gentiva Health Services,
Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIV), the nation's largest provider of comprehensive home
health services, announced today that it is scheduled to present at two
upcoming investor conferences in Florida: on Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at the
Raymond James 27th Annual Institutional Investors Conference and on Thursday,
March 9, 2006, at the Lehman Brothers Ninth Annual Global Healthcare
Conference.
The Gentiva presentations will give attendees an overview of Gentiva's
operations and strategic priorities, and review opportunities for growth as
the U.S. home healthcare industry provides more services to an aging
population. The presenters will be Ron Malone, Gentiva Chairman and CEO, and
John Potapchuk, Chief Financial Officer. Following are Gentiva's conference
details:
Raymond James - Gentiva will present to registered conference participants
beginning at 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 7, at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Hotel in Orlando. Raymond James will provide a live audio web cast of the
presentation. Listeners may register by visiting
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rj19/gtiv/. While pre-registration is now
available, listeners must go to this site at least 15 minutes prior to the
Gentiva presentation to register, and download and install any necessary media
software. A replay of the presentation should be available within two hours
of the live event and continue for 30 days afterward at the address above. A
direct link to the Gentiva archived presentation will also be available on the
Gentiva web site at http://www.gentiva.com/investors/FinancialEvents.asp.
Lehman Brothers - Gentiva will present to registered conference
participants beginning at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, March 9, at the Loew's Miami
Beach Hotel in South Beach. Lehman Brothers will provide a live audio web
cast of the presentation, and listeners may access the registration page
through the Gentiva web site at
http://www.gentiva.com/investors/FinancialEvents.asp beginning Thursday,
March 2. A replay of the presentation should be available within 48 hours of
the live event and continue for 30 days afterward through the address above.
A direct link to the Gentiva archived presentation will be available on the
Gentiva web site at http://www.gentiva.com/investors/FinancialEvents.asp .
About Gentiva Health Services, Inc.
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. is the nation's largest provider of
comprehensive home health services. Gentiva serves patients through more than
500 direct service delivery units within over 400 locations in 36 states, and
through CareCentrix(R), which manages home healthcare services for many major
managed care organizations throughout the United States and delivers them in
all 50 states through a network of more than 2,500 third-party provider
locations, as well as Gentiva locations. The Company 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; durable medical and respiratory
equipment; infusion therapy services; and other therapies and services.
Gentiva's revenues are generated from commercial insurance, federal and state
government programs and individual consumers. For more information, visit
Gentiva's web site, http://www.gentiva.com, and its investor relations section at
http://www.gentiva.com/investors.
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 integrate
the operations of The Healthfield Group, Inc., and to achieve expected
synergies and operating efficiencies within expected time frames or at all;
the possibility that revenues may be lower than expected following the
transaction; the possibility that difficulties in maintaining relationships
with employees, customers, or suppliers may be greater than expected following
the transaction; the ability to service debt incurred as a result of the
transaction; 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 the Company
operates in; 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 natural disasters or terrorist acts; a material shift in utilization
within capitated agreements; and changes in estimates and judgments associated
with critical accounting policies. 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, as
amended, for the year ended January 2, 2005.
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://www.gentiva.com/investors
http://www.gentiva.com/investors/FinancialEvents.asp
Company News On-Call:
http://www.prnewswire.com/gh/cnoc/comp/657293.html
CONTACT:
Financial and Investor Contact: John R.
Potapchuk, +1-631-501-7035, or john.potapchuk@gentiva.com; Media
Contact: David Fluhrer, +1-631-501-7102, or +1-516-589-0778, or
david.fluhrer@gentiva.com, both of Gentiva Health Services, Inc.
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