Christopher Reading | Chief Executive Officer |
Jon Bates | Vice President and Controller |
Lawrance McAfee | Chief Financial Officer |
Bryan Ross | Jefferies & Co. |
Michael Petusky | Barrington Research |
Jacob Johnson | Stephens Inc. |
Mitra Ramgopal | Sidoti & Company, LLC |
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the U.S. Physical Therapy 2018 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all lines have been place into a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to Chris Reading, Chief Executive Officer.
Thank you.