Gentiva Health Services, Inc. a provider of comprehensive home health services, announced today that it has acquired Mid-State Home Health, one of central Louisiana's top-three home healthcare providers.
Established in 1991, Mid-State covers a 50-mile radius from its base in Alexandria that extends across 11 parishes in central Louisiana. Gentiva does not currently operate in this coverage area, but does provide services in an adjacent area.
"Combining forces with Mid-State will allow us to accept more referrals and expand our coverage in Louisiana," said Gentiva CEO and President Tony Strange. "We look forward to working with Mid-State's dedicated associates and building on their strong history and reputation to offer a growing range of skilled nursing and therapies to patients in their homes."
The transaction is being funded from Gentiva's existing cash reserves. The acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on Gentiva's financial position or results of operations in 2009.
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. is a provides home health services, delivering innovative, high quality care to patients across the United States. Gentiva is a single source for skilled nursing; physical, occupational, speech and neurorehabilitation services; hospice services; social work; nutrition; disease management education; help with daily living activities; respiratory therapy and home medical equipment; infusion therapy services; and other therapies and services.
Louisiana Art
Practices in film and video, photography and painting have mutated over the past decade with our culture’s mass shift into the daily use of digital media. Whether to move an art practice into the digital realm and to what degree comes with a host of considerations about creation, presentation and distribution. A panel discussion will reflect on what is lost, gained, and transformed in this transition.
Location:Louisiana ArtWorks, 725 Howard Avenue, New Orleans, LA at the corner of Carondelet Street, just off Lee Circle from 7:00 – 9:00 PM
St. Tammny Business
The St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation will offer its second-quarter Business Assistance Forum tomorrow, June 25, 2009. The topic of exporting will be discussed by field experts at the event, titled “Expanding Business/Shrinking World.”
The BAF will be held at 8 a.m. in Room 327 of Southeastern Louisiana University’s St. Tammany Center, located at 21454 Koop Drive, Mandeville, 70471. Participants will learn about the opportunities springing forth in the growing Import/Export business sector. As business expands globally, traditionally distant markets are coming ever closer in this shrinking world.
New Orleaans City Council And DBE
The Special Development Projects & Economic Development (SDPED) and Budget committees will hear testimony from the Administration regarding Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) compliance for city contracts.
As a result of recently passed legislation codifying DBE and local requirements in city contracts, Councilmembers requested a joint hearing on the City's compliance of DBE and local requirements, as enforcement of the program will be instrumental to the success of the new legislation.
On June 18, the Council unanimously passed legislation, co-authored by Council President Arnie Fielkow and District "D" Councilmember Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, which guarantees small, local and disadvantaged businesses obtain greater access to city contracts and any business that includes the use of city funds. The approved Ordinance codifies and extends the provisions set forth by Mayor Ray Nagin's executive order establishing goals for DBE and local small business recovery. It institutes a goal that 50 percent of any project funded by the City be controlled by local businesses. It also establishes an overall goal that 35 percent of any project funded by the City must be controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged businesses, particularly, those located in damaged areas. Individual project goals shall be established on a project-by-project basis and based on availability of locally owned and disadvantaged businesses.
The New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce, Black Economic Development Council and the New Orleans Business Council, among other business organizations, endorsed the new legislation.
To view the Joint Committee meeting agenda click here.
