Amedisys Experiences Minimal Disruption from Hurricane Gustav

BATON ROUGE, La.--(Business Wire)--
Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMED)("Company"), one of America's leading
home health nursing companies, today announced that there has been
very limited damage and disruptions to its field offices and network
systems because of hurricane Gustav. While south Louisiana has
experienced significant power outages and damages, the Amedisys
corporate headquarters has experienced minimal disruption and all core
corporate functions are operational. In addition, the Company's
information and computer network systems are fully operational and,
other than in south Louisiana, there have been no disruptions
affecting our caregivers in the field. Twelve Company locations along
the Gulf Coast are currently either without power or experiencing
network communication problems. The Company is working with local
energy and telecom companies to address the issues at these locations.
Amedisys did not have to activate its out of state disaster recovery
backup site.

"Our Amedisys management and staff have displayed significant
foresight and leadership in preparing for Gustav. I cannot thank them
enough. While we continue to assess the full impact of hurricane
Gustav, our corporate systems are operational and we continue to
provide our traditional high quality patient care through our other
492 offices nationwide," stated William F. Borne, Chief Executive
Officer of Amedisys.

A local patient hotline has been established to provide patients
with answers to their questions and where appropriate, referral
services. In addition, Amedisys is working with local, state, and
national authorities to ensure patient services are coordinated within
the affected areas.

Amedisys, Inc. is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Its
common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market 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 could 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 the other risks described in the Company's
periodic reports and registrations statements filed 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 at:
www.amedisys.com

Amedisys, Inc.
Director of Investor Relations
Kevin B. LeBlanc, 225-292-2031
kleblanc@amedisys.com

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