Live Web Cast Available Beginning at 10:25 AM ET
MELVILLE, N.Y., March 3 /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 the
upcoming Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference between
10:25 AM and 10:55 AM ET on Monday, March 7, 2005.
The presentation will give attendees an overview of Gentiva's operations
and strategic priorities for this year, 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.
The Raymond James conference, for registered participants, is being held
in Orlando, FL. A live web cast is available at:
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rjii05/gtiv/. A replay will be available shortly
after the live event and will be archived for 90 days.
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
350 direct service delivery units within approximately 250 locations in
35 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 2,000
third-party provider locations, as well as Gentiva locations. The Company is
a single source for skilled nursing; physical, occupational, speech and
neuro-rehabilitation services; social work; nutrition; disease management
education; and help with daily living activities, as well as 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/investor.
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, general economic and business conditions;
demographic changes; changes in, or failure to comply with, existing
governmental regulations; legislative proposals for health care 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 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 28, 2003.
Financial and Investor Contact: John R. Potapchuk
631-501-7035
john.potapchuk@gentiva.com
Media Contact:
David Fluhrer
631-501-7102
516-857-7231
david.fluhrer@gentiva.com
SOURCE Gentiva Health Services, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.gentiva.com
CONTACT:
Financial and Investor: John R. Potapchuk,
+1-631-501-7035, or john.potapchuk@gentiva.com; or Media: David
Fluhrer, +1-631-501-7102, or +1-516-857-7231, or
david.fluhrer@gentiva.com, both of Gentiva Health Services, Inc.
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