U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the U.S. Physical Therapy Fourth Quarter 2024 and Full Year Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in the listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. In order to ask a question during that session, please press the star key followed by the number 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 would now like to turn the call over to Chris Redding, Chairman and CEO. Please go ahead, sir.

Thanks, David. Good morning and welcome, everyone, to our U.S. Physical Therapy fourth quarter and year-end 2024 earnings call. With me on the line this morning include Kerry Hendrickson, our CFO, Eric Williams, our President and COO of EAST, Graham Reeve, our COO of WEST, Rick Binstein, our Executive Vice President, General Counsel. Jake Martinez, our Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting. Before I begin this morning with some color on the quarter and the year, we need to go ahead and cover a brief disclosure. Jake, if you would, please.

Thank you, Chris. The 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, and the related reconciliations can be found in the company's earnings release and the company's presentations on our website. Chris?