Nick Muscato | Vice President, Strategic Finance |
Paul Kusserow | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Scott Ginn | Chief Financial Officer |
Chris Gerard | Chief Operating Officer |
Dave Kemmerly | General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Government Affairs |
Brian Tanquilut | Jefferies |
Matt Larew | William Blair |
David MacDonald | SunTrust |
Kevin Ellich | Craig-Hallum |
Frank Morgan | RBC |
Joanna Gajuk | Bank of America/Merrill Lynch |
Matthew Gillmor | Robert W. Baird |
Greetings and welcome to the Amedisys Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Nick Muscato, Vice President of Strategic Finance.