How LHC Group Became a ‘Custom Builder’ of In-Home Health Care Partnerships

LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) has become known for its aggressive joint venture strategy over the years. But like any relationship, healthy JVs require ingenuity, commitment and compromise — otherwise, they risk going bad. For the Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group, a key secret to success has also been its “all health care is local,” community-first […]

LHC Group Adds $23.8M in Revenue; BelHealth-Backed Care Advantage Lands Amaisa Home Care

LHC Group completes JV purchase, expansion agreements LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) has hit the ground running in 2020. The Lafayette, Louisiana-based home health, hospice and personal care powerhouse announced Monday it has finalized joint venture purchase and expansion agreements in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. The transactions — all effective as of Jan. 1 — […]

Lifesprk Partners with North Memorial; LHC Group Expands LifePoint Joint Venture

Lifesprk, North Memorial Health unveil LEADS Lifesprk and North Memorial Health have partnered to make an alternative delivery system for whole person senior services. The idea behind the new system is to take into account a senior’s entire health care journey in order to more adequately serve his or her needs. The two Minneapolis-based organizations […]

LHC Group Revs Its JV Engine; Papa Teams Up with HomeThrive

LHC Group and LifePoint Health cement JV partnership LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) and LifePoint Health have further cemented their joint venture partnership with the purchases CMH Home Health Care, Casa de la Paz Hospice and St. Joseph Family Hospice. CMH Home Health Care is a home health provider that serves Clinton County, Ohio. Casa […]

LHC Group Teams Up with Geisinger for Second Joint Venture of 2019

LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) announced Tuesday it has entered into a definitive joint venture agreement with Geisinger Home Health and Hospice, plus AtlantiCare Home Health and Hospice. The announcement marks the second new joint venture for the Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group in the early going of 2019. Under the new JV agreement, LHC Group […]

LHC Group, LifePoint Acquire Two Home Health Agencies; Executive Care Expands

LHC Group, LifePoint Health Expand Partnership Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG) is building one of its key joint ventures. On Monday, LHC Group and health network LifePoint Health announced that the companies have finalized two transactions to purchase and share ownership of a pair of home health organizations. They include Hickory, North Carolina-based Guardian […]

Joint Venture Focus Propels LHC Group Growth in 2017

Fresh off a newly announced joint venture with a major hospital system, one of the nation’s largest home health care providers is continuing its financial hot streak after raising its full-year guidance—despite a looming threat in the proposed Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM). Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) is building on its momentum of […]

Business Briefs: Almost Family Completes Joint Venture

Almost Family Completes Joint Venture With Community Health Systems Almost Family, Inc (Nasdaq: AFAM) has finalized a previously announced acquisition of a controlling interest in the entity holding the home health and hospice assets of Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH). The home health and hospice side of Community Health Systems operates 74 home health […]