Hospice News August 2, 2022
Enhabit Home Health & Hospice (NYSE: EHAB) is running against the wind right out of the gates due to labor and capacity constraints — but remains poised for hospice acquisitions as the rest of this year unfolds.
Enhabit completed its split from Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC) last month, becoming its own separate, publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. The company has indicated that it would would waste no time when it comes to expansion into home health and hospice.
As the company formulates its growth strategies, hospice is at the forefront of its acquisition pipeline, according to Enhabit President & CEO Barbara Jacobsmeyer.
“We are seeing more hospice in the pipeline than we are in home health...