DALLAS (December 2, 2022)—Enhabit, Inc., a home health and hospice provider, has announced the acquisition of Southwest Florida Home Care, Inc.’s home health agency located in Fort Myers, Fla.

“We are excited to welcome the Southwest Florida Home Care employees to our Enhabit team,” Enhabit President and CEO Barb Jacobsmeyer said. “We look forward to continuing to support our new team members as we serve more patients in need of high-quality home health services.”

This acquisition increases Enhabit’s existing footprint in Florida, which now totals 22 home health locations. The Fort Myers location will expand Enhabit’s ability to serve the communities of southwest Florida.

Enhabit says it is the fourth largest provider of Medicare-certified home health services and the 12th largest provider of Medicare-certified hospice services nationally.