Odyssey Healthcare, Inc., founded in 1996 by Richard Burnham, David Gasmire, David Steffy, and David Cross, is a hospice company currently owned by Gentiva Health Services, Inc. Its initial Series A round preferred stock offering was participated in by Three Arch Partners, Weiss, Peck and Greer, and Oak Investment Partners. Additional private offering rounds included not only the original syndicated partners but also Highland Capital Partners and Capital Resource Partners prior to the company’s initial public offering in 2001. The company was acquired by Gentiva Health Services in 2010 for $1 billion in cash. It currently operates as a subsidiary of Gentiva Health Services, Inc.

From the pure play hospice startup with a single location in Indianapolis, the company now has more than 100 locations in 30 states. Gentiva is a provider of home health, hospice, and related services in the United States with over $1.8 billion in annual revenue. Odyssey Healthcare, a Gasmire, Burnham, and Grossman company, operates today inside Gentiva Health Services, Inc.