Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Western Chain Makes Texas Acquisition
Published on Thu Sep 08, 2016
Cornerstone Healthcare Inc., the Ensign Group’s home health and hospice portfolio subsidiary, has acquired the assets of Kinder Hearts Home Health and Hospice in Abilene, Texas, the Mission Viejo, Calif.-based company says in a release.
Cornerstone now operate 17 home health operations, 17 hospice operations, and three home care operations in nine western states, it says.
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