VistaCare Provides Supplemental Information To Financial Results

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VistaCare, Inc. , a leading provider of hospice services in the United States, today provided supplemental information to the financial results issued earlier today. The supplemental information provided is unaudited fourth quarter 2005 information.

VISTACARE, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) (in thousands, except per share information) Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 2004 Net patient revenue $53,885 $48,718 Operating expenses: Patient care expenses 40,665 35,810 Sales, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of stock based compensation charges reported below) 19,776 22,151 Depreciation and amortization 1,130 1,087 Stock-based compensation 79 82 Total operating expenses 61,650 59,130 Operating (loss) income (7,765) (10,412) Non-operating income (expense): Interest income 363 152 Interest expense -- (19) Other expense (181) (18) Total non-operating income 182 115 Net (loss) income before income taxes (7,583) (10,297) Income tax (benefit) expense (2,507) (4,108) Net (loss) income $(5,076) $(6,189) Net income (loss) per common share: Basic net income (loss) per common share $(0.31) $(0.38) Diluted net income (loss) per common share $(0.31) $(0.38) Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 16,368 16,126 Diluted 16,368 16,126 Company Contact: Investor Contacts: Media Contact: Rick Slager Doug Sherk/ Steve DiMattia Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Beugelmans EVC Group (480) 648-4545 EVC Group (415) 896-6820 ir@vistacare.com (415) 896-6820 sdimattia@evcgroup.comdsherk@evcgroup.com

VistaCare, Inc.

CONTACT: Rick Slager, Chief Executive Officer of VistaCare,+1-480-648-4545, or ir@vistacare.com; or investors, Doug Sherk,dsherk@evcgroup.com, or Jennifer Beugelmans, or media, Steve DiMattia,sdimattia@evcgroup.com, all of EVC Group, +1-415-896-6820, for VistaCare

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