Operator

Thank you for standing by. My name is Rebecca, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the HCSG 2026 First Quarter Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Thank you.

The matters discussed on today's conference call include forward-looking statements about the business prospects of Healthcare Services Group, Inc. For Healthcare Services Group, Inc.'s most recent forward-looking statement notice, please refer to the press release issued this morning, which can be found on our website, www.hcsg.com. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied as a result of various risks, uncertainties and important factors, including those discussed in the Risk Factors, MD&A and other sections of the annual report on Form 10-K and Healthcare Services Group, Inc.'s other SEC filings, and as indicated in our most recent forward-looking statements notice.

Additionally, management will be discussing certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these items to U.S. GAAP can be found in this morning's press release.

I would now like to turn the call over to Ted Wahl, CEO. Please go ahead.

Theodore Wahl
President, CEO & Director

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to HCSG's First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. With me today are Matt McKee, our Chief Communications Officer; and Vikas Singh, our Chief Financial Officer. Earlier this morning, we released our fourth (sic) [ first ] quarter results and