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Regional Chain Grows Hospice Presence With Texas Buy

Published on Tue Sep 20, 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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