Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Chain Makes VNA Buy In New Jersey
Published on Thu Oct 01, 2015
Almost Family Inc. plans to acquire the assets of the Medicare-certified home health agency owned by Bayonne Visiting Nurse Association in Bayonne, N.J., the Louisville, Ky.-based chain says in a release.
Almost Family will acquire Bayonne VNA, which has annual revenues of about $4 million, for undisclosed terms. “Bayonne adds to our already strong position in Northern N.J.,” says Almost Family CEO Bill Yarmuth in the release.
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