Gentiva(R) Health Services to Present at the Raymond James 31st Annual Institutional Investors Conference

ATLANTA, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIV), a leading provider of home health and hospice services, announced today that it will present at the Raymond James 31st Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, FL at 11:35 a.m. ET, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

The presentation will be available to the public via a live audio webcast, which may be accessed by visiting http://investors.gentiva.com/events.cfm. Visitors to this site will also be able to request advance notifications of this or other upcoming Gentiva events.

Gentiva executives will give attendees an overview of the Company's operations and strategic priorities, and review opportunities for growth as the U.S. home health industry provides more services to an aging population.

About Gentiva Health Services, Inc.

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. is a leading provider of home health and hospice 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; and other therapies and services. For more information, visit Gentiva's web site, http://www.gentiva.com, and its investor relations section at http://investors.gentiva.com. GTIV-G

Forward-Looking Statement

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SOURCE Gentiva Health Services, Inc.