Amedisys to Host Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2005 Financial Performance and Operating Results

BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED or the "Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that it intends to release its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2005 post-market on Wednesday, February 22, 2006. The Company will also host a conference call with the investment community the following day at 9:00 a.m. ET.

To participate in the conference call, please dial 877-691-0877 (Domestic) or 973-582-2767 (International) a few minutes before 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday February 23, 2006. A replay of the conference call will be available from 12:00 p.m. ET on February 23, 2006 until 12:00 p.m. ET on March 2, 2006. The replay dial in number is 877-519-4471 (Domestic) or 973-341-3080 (International). The replay pin number is 7006010.

The call will also be available on the Internet live and for seven days thereafter at the following:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=64257&s=wm&e=1210019

Amedisys, Inc., a leading provider of home health nursing services, is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol "AMED".

This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward- looking" statements, usually containing the words "believe", "estimate", "project", "expect" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, continued acceptance of the Company's services in the marketplace, competitive factors, changes in government reimbursement procedures, dependence upon third-party vendors, and other risks discussed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward- looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.

Additional information on the Company can be found on the World Wide Web at:

http://www.amedisys.com/ Contact: Amedisys, Inc. Noonan Russo Chief Financial Officer Investors/Media Gregory Browne Brian Ritchie 225.292.2031 [e-mail]