Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Ala. Hospice Changes Name
Published on Fri Sep 13, 2013
Hospice Complete of Tuscaloosa (Ala.) has changed its name and is now operating as Alabama Hospice Care of Tuscaloosa, parent LHC Group Inc. says in a release. LHC acquired four Hospice Complete locations in 2011, the Lafayette, La.-based chain said in a release in January of that year.
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Home Health & Hospice Week
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