U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the U.S. Physical Therapy Second Quarter 2024 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. Should you require any further assistance, please press star 0. I'd now like to turn the call over to Chris Redding, President and CEO. Please go ahead, sir.

Thanks, Jamie. Good morning and welcome, everyone, to our second quarter 2024 U.S. Physical Therapy earnings call. With me on the line this morning, I've got Carrie Hendrickson, our Chief Financial Officer, Eric Williams, our President and COO, East, Graham Reeve, our Chief Operating Officer, West, Rick Binstein, our Executive Vice President, General Counsel. Before I make some prepared remarks relating to our quarter and year, I'll ask Jake Martinez to cover a brief disclosure.

Jake Martinez Thank you, Chris. This presentation includes 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. This presentation also contains certain non-GAAP measures as defined in Regulation G. The related reconciliations can be found in the company's earnings release and the company presentations on our website.