Amedisys, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and currently employs 20,000 full-time employees. The firm's operations involve serving patients through its four operating divisions: home health, hospice, personal care, and high acuity care. The home health segment provides healthcare to help its patients recover from surgery or illness, live with chronic diseases and prevent avoidable hospital readmissions. The segment provides care teams that consists of skilled nurses, care for wounds, monitor vital signs and provide a range of other nursing services. The Hospice segment provides comfort and support for customers who are dealing with a terminal illness. The Personal Care segment provides patients with assistance with the essential activities of daily living. Its high acuity care segment delivers the essential elements of inpatient hospital and skilled nursing facility (SNF) care to patients in their homes. The firm owns and operates approximately 532 care centers in 37 states.