U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the U.S. Physical Therapy Third 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 the star key followed by the number 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 turn the call over to Chris Redding, President and CEO. Please go ahead, sir.

Thank you. Good morning and welcome, everyone, to our U.S. Physical Therapy Third Quarter Earnings Call. With me on the call this morning include Carrie Hendrickson, our CFO, Eric Williams and Graham Reeve, our Chief Operating Officers, Rick Binstein, our Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and Jake Martinez, our Senior Vice President, Accounting and Finance. Before we begin our discussion around our third quarter and year-to-date performance, we need to cover a brief disclosure. Jake, if you would, please.

Thank you, Chris. This presentation contains forward-looking statements, which involves certain risks and uncertainty. 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.