Gentiva Health Services to Acquire Odyssey HealthCare, Creating A Leading US Hospice Care Provider

For Further Information

For Gentiva:

Financial and Investor Contact:

       Eric Slusser

       770-951-6101

       [email protected]

or     Brandon Ballew

       770-221-6700

       [email protected]

Media Contact:

       Scott Cianciulli

       Brainerd Communicators

       212-986-6667

       [email protected]

For Odyssey HealthCare:

Investors:

       R. Dirk Allison

       Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Odyssey HealthCare, Inc.

       214-922-9711

Media:

       Andy Brimmer / Tim Lynch

       Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher

       212-355-4449