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Amedisys Home Health notifies patients after shredding bins found off-site

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Dissent

Amedisys Home Health of Fayetteville was recently informed that two bins used for collecting shredded materials from the Fayetteville care center were found in an enclosure behind a local business, and did not reach the vendor’s intended destination to a secure shredding facility.

Read more on The Montgomery Herald.


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