LHC Group Inc. has entered into a home health and hospice joint venture with Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant, W. Va., the chain says in a release. Pleasant Valley Home Health and Hospice furnishes services in West Virginia and Ohio, the Lafayette, La.-based provider adds. “LHC Group has a proven history of successful hospital partnerships, helping patients recover in the comfort of home and preventing costly and avoidable hospital readmissions,” CEO Keith Myers says in the release.