U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

We do appreciate your patience in holding. We ask that you please continue to stand by. Conference will begin momentarily. Thank you. Mm-hmm. Thank you. Please stand by, your program is about to begin. Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the U.S. Physical Therapy Second Quarter 2023 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. In order to ask a question during the session, please press star one on your telephone keypad. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. If you require any further assistance, please press star then zero. I'd like to turn the call over to Chris Redding, President and CEO. Please go ahead, sir.

Thank you, sir. Good morning and welcome everyone to U.S. Physical Therapy second quarter 2023 earnings call. with me on the line include Carrie Hendrickson, our Chief Financial Officer, Eric Williams and Graham Reeve, our co-COOs, Rick Binstein, our Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Jake Martinez, our Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting. Before I provide a little color on the quarter, we need to cover a brief disclosure statement. So, Jake, if you would take that, please.

Chris? This presentation contains forward-looking statements, which involve certain risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are based on the company's current views and assumptions. The company's actual results may vary materially from those anticipated. Please see the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more information.