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LHC Group, Inc. (LHCG)On Nov 18: 34.15   0.00 (0.00%)  
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LHC Group, Inc.
420 West Pinhook Road
Suite A
Lafayette, LA 70503
United States - Map
Phone: 337-233-1307
Fax: 337-235-8037
Web Site: http://www.lhcgroup.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 600 SmallCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Healthcare
Industry:Home Health Care
Full Time Employees:3,090

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
LHC Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides post-acute healthcare services primarily to Medicare beneficiaries in rural markets in the United States. The company offers various home-based services primarily through home nursing agencies and hospices; and facility-based services principally through long-term acute care hospitals and outpatient rehabilitation clinics. Its home nursing locations provide a range of services, including skilled nursing, nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapy and medically-oriented social services. The company’s hospice services comprise pain and symptom management accompanied by palliative medication; emotional and spiritual support; inpatient and respite care; homemaker services; dietary counseling; social worker visits; spiritual counseling; and bereavement counseling services. It also operates long-term acute care hospitals that provide services primarily to patients who have transitioned out of a hospital intensive care unit with complex medical conditions. The company provides its outpatient rehabilitation services through physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech pathologists, as well as offers outpatient rehabilitation services on a contract basis. As of December 31, 2007, LHC Group owned and operated 144 home nursing locations, 9 hospices, and 4 long-term acute care hospitals. It has a joint venture relationship with Grant Memorial Hospital to provide home health and hospice services in Petersburg and the surrounding areas. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    LHC Group, Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Nov-08 is better than 43.5% of S&P 600 companies and 73.6% of Health Care Equipment & Services companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Keith G. Myers , 48
    Co-founder, Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Member of Selection Committee
    $ 509.00KN/A
    Mr. John L. Indest , 56
    Vice Chairman, Pres, Sec., Member of Selection Committee and Chief Operating Officer of Home-Based Services
    $ 463.00KN/A
    Mr. Peter J. Roman , 57
    Chief Financial Officer, Sr. VP and Treasurer
    $ 214.00KN/A
    Mr. Donald D. Stelly , 39
    Sr. VP of Operations
    $ 296.00KN/A
    Mr. Daryl J. Doise , 50
    Sr. VP of Corp. Devel.
    $ 386.00KN/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-07 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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