Home Health & Hospice Week
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LHC Group Inc. has entered into a
Published on Wed Jun 09, 2010
LHC Group Inc. has entered into a home health joint venture with The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health (an affiliate of UAB Health System) and Baptist Medical Center South to provide home care services in Montgomery, Ala. and the surrounding area. The primary service area spans eight counties in the certificate of need state, Lafayette, La.- based LHC says in a release. The agency's annual net revenue is about $2.3 million.
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