Amedisys (AMED)

Our Employees

At December 31, 2009, we employed approximately 16,700 employees, consisting of approximately 14,600 home health care employees, 1,200 hospice care employees and 900 corporate employees. We compensate our visiting staff, which includes our home health care and hospice care employees, predominately on a pay per visit model. We believe paying clinicians in this manner maximizes efficiency and is the most equitable means of compensating our clinicians.

Our Employees

At December 31, 2008, we employed approximately 14,800 employees, consisting of approximately 13,000 home health care employees, 800 hospice care employees and 1,000 corporate employees. We predominately compensate our visiting staff, which includes our home health care and hospice care employees, on a pay per visit model. We believe paying clinicians in this manner maximizes efficiency and is the most equitable means of compensating these employees.

Employees

At December 31, 2006, we had 6,892 employees, of which 5,232 were full-time employees. None of our employees are represented by a collective bargaining agreement. We believe that we have a good relationship with our employees.

Employees

As of December 31, 2005, we had 4,281 full-time employees, and 1,925 part-time employees, including part-time field nurses and other professionals in the field. Our labor force is not unionized or subject to any collective bargaining agreements. We believe our employee relations are good.

Section 5.12 Employees.

At the Closing the Company shall cause Housecall to deliver to each management employee of Housecall designated as such on the Employees Schedule who has not been offered continued employment on terms substantially equivalent to such person’s existing employment with Housecall a letter in the form attached hereto as Schedule 5.12 from Housecall stating that upon any termination by Housecall of such employee’s employment with Housecall, such management employee shall not be subject to any no-hire provision contained in the confidentiality agreements circulated by the Company’s investment bankers in connection with

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the solicitation of bids with respect to the acquisition of the Company, all of which agreements are substantially in the form of the agreement signed by Amedisys. The Purchaser Entities shall cause Housecall to provide a similar letter to any other employee who requests such a letter after the Closing. The Purchaser Entities shall satisfy or cause the Company to satisfy and honor all severance obligations and policies of the Company or Housecall listed on Schedule 5.12-A existing at the Closing with respect to any Housecall employee that is terminated after the Closing. Those severance obligations and policies that are listed as “Seller Commitments” on Schedule 5.12-B shall be promptly paid by Sellers to any extent they are not reserved as current liabilities on the Closing Balance Sheet and not paid by Purchaser out of the Purchase Price.

Employees

As of December 31, 2004, the Company had 2,534 full-time employees, and 1,060 part-time employees, including part-time field nurses and other professionals in the field. The Company currently employs the following classifications of personnel: administrative level employees which consist of a senior management team (Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer and Chief Compliance Officer), senior vice presidents and vice presidents, office administrative staff, clinical managers and nursing directors, accountants, sales executives, licensed and certified professional staff (RNs, LPNs, therapists and therapy assistants), and non-licensed care givers (aides). The Company’s labor force is not unionized or subject to any collective bargaining agreements.

The Company complies with the Fair Labor Standards Act in establishing compensation methods for its employees. Select positions within the Company are eligible for bonuses based on the achievement of pre-determined budgeted performance measures. The Company sponsors and contributes toward the cost of a group health insurance program for its eligible employees and their dependents. The group health insurance program is self-funded by the Company; however, there is a re-insurance policy in place to limit the liability for the Company. In addition, the Company provides a group term life insurance policy and a long-term disability policy for eligible employees. The Company also offers a 401(k) retirement plan, a Cafeteria Section 125 plan, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, supplemental benefit programs, and paid time-off benefits for eligible employees.

The Company believes its employee relations are good. It successfully recruits employees and a significant number of its employees are shareholders.

Employees

As of December 31, 2004, the Company had 2,534 full-time employees, and 1,060 part-time employees, including part-time field nurses and other professionals in the field. The Company currently employs the following classifications of personnel: administrative level employees which consist of a senior management team (Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer and Chief Compliance Officer), senior vice presidents and vice presidents, office administrative staff, clinical managers and nursing directors, accountants, sales executives, licensed and certified professional staff (RNs, LPNs, therapists and therapy assistants), and non-licensed care givers (aides). The Company’s labor force is not unionized or subject to any collective bargaining agreements.

The Company complies with the Fair Labor Standards Act in establishing compensation methods for its employees. Select positions within the Company are eligible for bonuses based on the achievement of pre-determined budgeted performance measures. The Company sponsors and contributes toward the cost of a group health insurance program for its eligible employees and their dependents. The group health insurance program is self-funded by the Company; however, there is a re-insurance policy in place to limit the liability for the Company. In addition, the Company provides a group term life insurance policy and a long-term disability policy for eligible employees. The Company also offers a 401(k) retirement plan, a Cafeteria Section 125 plan, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, supplemental benefit programs, and paid time-off benefits for eligible employees.

The Company believes its employee relations are good. It successfully recruits employees and a significant number of its employees are shareholders.