Ron Malone, Chairman and CEO of Gentiva Health Services, Inc.,
Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Monday, March 27, 2006
at NASDAQ's MarketSite
in New York City.

Gentiva Health Services, Inc.

Ron Malone, Chairman and CEO of Gentiva Health Services, Inc., the nation's largest provider of comprehensive home healthcare services, presides over the opening bell to celebrate: 1) The Company's recent $454 million acquisition of The Healthfield Group, Inc., a leading southeastern provider of home healthcare, hospice and related services. 2) The official launch of Gentiva's new visual identity, including a new company logo and web site. 3) Gentiva's sixth anniversary as a NASDAQ-listed independent company.

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