Amedisys to Present January 9, 2008 at 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco

Amedisys, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: AMED), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that Larry R. Graham, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Dale E. Redman, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, January 9, 2008.

The presentation will begin at 8:30 a.m. Pacific time. The audio presentation will be webcast live and will be available at the following web address:

http://www.metameetings.com/webcasts/jpmorgan/healthcare08

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 would 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 other risks discussed in the Company’s periodic filings 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.