– USA, LA – Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), a leading provider of home health, hospice, personal care, and high acuity care services, today announced the upcoming appointment of COO Chris Gerard to its Board of Directors as CEO to succeed Paul Kusserow who will retire as CEO on April 15th, 2022, but will remain Chairman of the Board of Directors.
“It is hard to quantify the impact that Paul has had on Amedisys and myself,” said President and COO, Chris Gerard. “I want to thank him and the Board of Directors of Amedisys for their confidence and trust in me, and I am truly humbled by the opportunity to follow Paul as Amedisys’ third CEO. Paul will leave very big shoes to fill, and I look forward to officially taking the reins from him and tackling the headwinds and many opportunities before Amedisys in 2022. Our organization is uniquely positioned in the market, and I am excited about the significant growth opportunities in front of us and our ability to execute on them. It’s a great time to be at Amedisys.”
About Amedisys
Amedisys, Inc. is a leading healthcare at home Company delivering personalized home health, hospice, personal care, and high acuity care services. Amedisys is focused on delivering the care that is best for our patients, whether that is home-based personal care; recovery and rehabilitation after an operation or injury; care focused on empowering them to manage a chronic disease; or hospice care at the end of life. More than 2,900 hospitals and 78,000 physicians nationwide have chosen Amedisys as a partner in post-acute care. Founded in 1982, headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA with an executive office in Nashville, TN, Amedisys is a publicly held company. With ~21,000 employees, in 529 care centers in 38 states and the District of Columbia, Amedisys is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of care to the doorsteps of more than 418,000 patients in need every year.
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