Gentiva To Acquire Odyssey By: MarketMinute.com Stock News May 24, 2010 at 13:59 PM EDT Gentiva Health Services Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIV) will pay approximately $1 billion in cash to acquire Odyssey Healthcare Inc. (Nasdaq: ODSY). Shares of Gentiva soared $3.45 to $29.24 while Odyssey stock leaped $7.23 to $26.53.