U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

Standing by, welcome to the U.S. Physical Therapy first quarter 2026 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, 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'd now like to turn the call over to Chris Redding, Chairman and CEO. Please go ahead, sir.

going toward 2026 first quarter earnings call with me on the line this morning include jason curtis our interim cfo senior vice president finance and accounting i look forward to many of you getting to meet jason for the first time around you know this earnings process and call and and subsequent um subsequent investor calls and meetings he's done just a tremendous job jumping in really without a lot of warning and keeping all the plates spinning in his normal job and doing a terrific job, both with reporting and the board and all the many things, including, you know, the redo of our credit agreement, very instrumental in all that. So I look forward to you guys getting to know him a little bit. Along with Jason Eric Williams, our president and COO, our Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Kate Venturina, the Vice President and Controller. Before we discuss the results for this past quarter, as usual, we need to cover a brief disclosure statement. So, Kate, if you would, please.

Thank you, Chris. Today's 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 includes certain non-GAAP measures as defined in Regulation D, and the related reconciliations can be found in the company's earnings release and the company's presentations in our website. Chris?