EXHIBIT 99.1

For Immediate Release


                   AMEDISYS EXPANDS OPERATIONS IN TEXAS MARKET

     Purchase of Fort Worth Agency From Baylor Health Care System Represents
                      Second Acquisition In Lone Star State

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (August 1, 2002) - Amedisys, Inc. (NasdaqSC: AMED), one
of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that it has
acquired All Saints Home Care Services ("All Saints") of Fort Worth, Texas,
effective August 1, 2002. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The All Saints agency was previously owned by Baylor All Saints Medical Center
and All Care, Inc., both of which are affiliated with the Baylor Health Care
System of the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area. The agency primarily serves
patients in Tarrant County and should contribute approximately $3.3 million to
Amedisys' annualized revenues.

"We are excited to continue our expansion in the Texas market through the
acquisition of an agency that was affiliated with the highly respected Baylor
Health Care System," stated William F. Borne, Chief Executive Officer of
Amedisys, Inc. "Baylor has eleven affiliated hospitals in the Dallas/Fort Worth
area, and we believe that our quality programs and outcome-based clinical
protocols will benefit the communities we serve. We entered the Texas market
earlier this year with the acquisition of an agency in Corpus Christi, and we
believe the state represents a tremendous growth opportunity for Amedisys. Our
plans call for the pursuit of both internal and external growth opportunities
throughout the state."

Amedisys, Inc., a leading multi-regional provider of home health nursing
services, is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Its common stock trades on
The Nasdaq SmallCap 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 products and 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.

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                    For further information, please contact:

             Greg Browne, Chief Financial Officer at (225) 292-2031
                                       or
    RJ Falkner & Company, Inc., Investor Relations Counsel at (800) 377-9893
                                  or via e-mail

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