March 8, 2010 -- Home health provider Gentiva (Nasdaq: GTIV) said Monday that it has acquired Heart to Heart Hospice of Mississippi and plans to expand the business throughout the north, central and southern regions of the state. That would double the coverage area from 22 to 44 Mississippi counties. Net revenues at the hospice last year totaled about $4 million. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gentiva said it is not expected to have a material impact on 2010 operating results.

April 5, 2010 -- Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) announced Monday it acquired an Alabama hospice agency from Bluewater Healthcare Inc.Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Amedisys, which is based in Baton Rouge, La., said the deal is not expected to add materially to earnings this year.


April 5, 2010 -- LHC Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG), one of the largest providers of home health services in the United States, announced that on April 1, 2010, it completed its previously announced acquisition of 100% of the assets of Salem Hospital Home Care located in Salem, Oregon.