U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the U.S. Physical Therapy first quarter 2025 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 one on your telephone. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. If you require further assistance, please press star then zero. I now like to turn the call over to Chris Redding, Chairman and CEO. Please go ahead, sir.

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our U.S. Physical Therapy First Quarter 2025 call. With me as usual on the phone this morning, Kerry Hendrickson, our Chief Financial Officer, Rick Binstein, our Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Eric Williams, our President and Chief Operating Officer, Graham Reeve, our Chief Operating Officer West, and Jason Curtis, our Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting. Before we start the call today, I'll ask Jason to cover a brief disclosure, and then we'll get going.

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 on the company's earnings release and the company's presentations on our website.