Amedisys & UMC Health System Opened A Joint Venture Home Heath Provider Organization

A joint venture between Amedisys and UMC Health System opened a new home health location in Lubbock, Texas. The joint venture is branded as UMC Home Health and Hospice, an Amedisys partner, LLC. Each partner owns 50% of the new location. The location will serve a 50-mile radius of Lubbock, including: Lubbock, Hale, Crosby, Lynn, Hockley, Lamb, Terry, Garza and Floyd counties.

The joint venture launched in March 2021, with the goal of expanding the health system’s capabilities for home-based care. The partnership extended the health system’s home health business line and marked UMC’s entry . . .