U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the U.S. Physical Therapy's second quarter 2021 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press star 1 on your telephone. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. If you require any further assistance, please press star 0. I would now like to hand the conference over to Chris Reading, President and CEO. Thank you. Please go ahead.

Good morning and thanks, everybody. Welcome to U.S. Physical Therapy Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. With me on the call today include Carrie Hendrickson, our CFO, Graham Reeve and Eric Williams, our co-COOs, Rick Binstein, our General Counsel, John Bates, our Controller, and importantly, Glenn McDowell, who's winding up an incredible 18 years with our company, the vast majority of that time as a Chief Operating Officer. I want to thank Glenn for his incredible faithful service. Glenn helped us to achieve a lot over the many years he was with us. I know he's going to enjoy his much improved view, trading out the Houston Beltway for the beautiful mountains in Colorado right outside his new front door. I also want to welcome Eric Williams to his first call as COO at COO East. Eric was able to attend our last board meeting as a guest, and he started officially on July 1st. Having known Eric for over 25 years, I know he's going to be a great addition, a great leader for our company, and he, Graham, and Glenn have been working seamlessly together to allow this transition to proceed smoothly without missing a beat. Before I start with an overview of a very good news quarter, I will ask John to cover a brief disclosure. John, if you would.

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