Business Briefs: Ensign, Covenant Care Acquisitions

Ensign Group Acquires Iowa Hospice The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG), which owns and operates a diverse portfolio of senior care service companies, on May 1 acquired the assets of a hospice company in Iowa, the company has announced. Hospice for Wright County now will be owned and operated by Heartland Healthcare Inc., a subsidiary of […]

Home Health Earnings Surge for Ensign

The home health subsidiary of The Ensign Group dramatically increased earnings in the last year and demonstrated the value of home care in the increasingly integrated U.S. healthcare system, the company’s president and chief executive officer said Monday in announcing fourth-quarter results.  Cornerstone Healthcare Inc., the home health and hospice subsidiary of national post-acute provider […]

Ensign Expands Home Health Portfolio Through Idaho Acquisition

The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG) announced it is expanding its presence as a home health and hospice provider through the recent acquisition of Boise, Idaho-based Life’s Doors Hospice, Life’s Doors Home Health and Life’s Doors Home Care Solutions.  The companies will be operated by Cornerstone Healthcare Inc., Ensign’s home health and hospice operating company.  “We […]

Ensign Expands Hospice Services West Through Two Acquisitions

The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG) has expanded its services in Arizona and California through the acquisitions of two hospice companies this month.  Through the purchases of Mesa, Arizona-based Emblem Hospice and Pasadena, Calif.-based Vesper Hospice, the company is continuing to broaden its reach in hospice services across several states.  “We are pleased with the measured […]