MELVILLE, N.Y., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gentiva Health
Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIV), the nation's largest provider of
comprehensive home health and related services, announced today that it is
scheduled to present at March investor conferences hosted by Raymond James
and Lehman Brothers in Florida.
Gentiva is scheduled to present at the Raymond James 27th Annual
Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando from 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Eastern Time on March 5, 2007.
The Company is expected to present at Lehman Brothers' 10th Annual
Global Healthcare Conference in Miami Beach from 3:15 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. on
March 19.
Both events will also be available to the public via live audio web
casts, which may be accessed at http://investors.gentiva.com/events.cfm.
Visitors to this site will also be able to listen to archived replays of
the presentations and request advance notifications of these and other
upcoming Gentiva events.
The presenters - Ron Malone, Gentiva Chairman and CEO, and John
Potapchuk, Chief Financial Officer -- 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 largest 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 integrate the operations of The
Healthfield Group, Inc., acquired on February 28, 2006, 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 Company's 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 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
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 January 1, 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
http://investors.gentiva.com/events.cfm/
CONTACT:
Financial and Investor Contact, John R.
Potapchuk, +1-631-501-7035, or john.potapchuk@gentiva.com, or
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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