UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 1, 2008


LHC GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware

 

8082

 

71-0918189

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


420 West Pinhook Rd., Suite A
Lafayette, LA 70503
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(337) 233-1307
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01     Other Events

On October 1, 2008, LHC Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a joint venture with Beauregard Memorial Hospital, a 60-bed hospital located in DeRidder, Louisiana, to provide home nursing services, effective October 1, 2008.  The agency will operate under the name of Beauregard Memorial Hospital Home Health Agency.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)       Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION

 

99.1

Press Release dated October 1, 2008


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


LHC GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter J. Roman

Peter J. Roman

Senior Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

 
 

Dated:

October 1, 2008


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION

99.1

Press Release announcing the Transaction, dated October 1, 2008.