Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. (Nasdaq:ODSY), one of the largest providers of hospice care in the United States, today announced that it has hired R. Dirk Allison, age 50, to succeed Douglas B. Cannon as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr.

Ardent Health Services LLC announced today the pricing terms of the previously announced cash tender offer and consent solicitation (the "Offer") by its subsidiary, Ardent Health Services, Inc., for its 10% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 (CUSIP No. 03979PAB1) (the "Notes").