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): August 4, 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)

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Item 8.01     Other Events

On August 4, 2008, LHC Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has acquired 100% of the assets of Morristown-Hamblen Home Health and Hospice located in Morristown, Tennessee from Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System.  This acquisition will operate as a subsidiary of LHC Group’s home care partnership with the University of Tennessee Medical Center. The agencies will operate under the name of Morristown-Hamblen HomeCare and Hospice.


Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)       Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.   DESCRIPTION
 
99.1

Press Release dated August 4, 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:

August 4, 2008


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NO.   DESCRIPTION
99.1

Press Release announcing the Transaction, dated August 4, 2008.