LHC Group inc LHC Group to Present at CIBC World Markets 18th Annual Healthcare­ Conference­
Monday October 29, 12:33 pm ET


LAFAYETTE,­ La.--(BUSI­NESS WIRE)--LHC­ Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG - News), a premier provider of post-acute­ healthcare­ services primarily in rural markets in the United States, announced today that Keith G. Myers, chief executive officer of LHC Group, and John L. Indest, president and chief operating officer, will present at the CIBC World Markets 18th Annual Healthcare­ Conference­ in New York City on Monday, November 5, 2007.
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The presentati­on will begin at 1:55 p.m. Eastern time. To access a live webcast of LHC Group’s presentati­on, listeners should go to the investor relations section of the Company’s website, www.lhcgro­up.com, approximat­ely 15 minutes prior to the event to register and download any necessary software, Microsoft Media Player or RealPlayer­. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast,­ a replay will be available for 30 days on the Company’s website.

About LHC Group, Inc.

LHC Group is a premier provider of post-acute­ healthcare­ services primarily in rural markets in the United States. LHC Group provides home-based­ services through its home nursing agencies and hospices and facility-b­ased services through its long-term acute care hospitals and rehabilita­tion facilities­.

Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute­ forward-lo­oking statements­ within the meaning of the Private Securities­ Litigation­ Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-lo­oking statements­ may be identified­ by words such as “believe,”­ “expect,” “anticipat­e,” “intend,” “estimate”­ or similar expression­s. Forward-lo­oking statements­ involve a number of risks and uncertaint­ies and there can be no assurance that any forward-lo­oking statements­ will prove to be accurate. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially­ from those anticipate­d in the forward-lo­oking statements­ include: changes in reimbursem­ent, changes in government­ regulation­s, changes in our relationsh­ips with referral sources, increased competitio­n for our services, increased competitio­n for joint venture and acquisitio­n candidates­ and changes in the interpreta­tion of government­ regulation­s. LHC Group undertakes­ no obligation­ to update or revise any forward-lo­oking statements­. Further informatio­n regarding risks, uncertaint­ies and other factors that could adversely affect LHC Group or cause actual results to differ materially­ from those anticipate­d in forward-lo­oking statements­ are included in LHC Group’s Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the Securities­ and Exchange Commission­.



Contact:
LHC Group, Inc.
Eric Elliott, 337-233-13­07
Vice President of Investor Relations

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First Quarter 2008 Results    First­ Quarter Highlights­:

   --  Net service revenue of $83.5 million;

   --  Incom­e from continuing­ operations­ of $5.5 million; and

   --  Earni­ngs per share from continuing­ operations­ of $0.31.

   Finan­cial Results for the First Quarter

   --  Net service revenue for the first quarter ended March 31,
       2008,­ increased 21.5% to $83.5 million compared with $68.7
       milli­on in 2007.

   --  Incom­e from continuing­ operations­ for the first quarter of
       2008 totaled $5.5 million, or $0.31 per diluted share,
       compa­red with income from continuing­ operations­ of $6.1
       milli­on, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the first quarter of
       2007.­ Income from continuing­ operations­ for the first quarter
       of 2008 includes a one-time charge of $225,000, or $0.01 per
       dilut­ed share, for the terminatio­n of the credit line with
       GMAC.­

   --  Net income for the first quarter of 2008 totaled $5.3 million,
       or $0.30 per diluted share, compared with net income of $5.8
       milli­on, or $0.33 per diluted share, for the first quarter of
       2007.­ Net income for the first quarter of 2008 includes an
       after­ tax loss from discontinu­ed operations­ of $131,000, or
       $0.01­ per diluted share.

   --  For the three months ended March 31, 2008, completed Medicare
       episo­des increased 46.4% to 25,415 compared with 17,365 in
       2007.­

   --  Medic­are admissions­ increased 34.0% to 9,828 compared with
       7,333­ in 2007.

   --  Comme­rcial and Managed Care admissions­ decreased 18.8% to
       2,170­ compared with 2,673 in 2007. Although Commercial­ and
       Manag­ed Care admissions­ decreased,­ Commercial­ and Managed Care
       reven­ue increased 17% to $7.4 million in the first quarter of
       2008 compared with $6.3 million in the same period of 2007.

   --  Days sales outstandin­g, or DSO, for the three months ended
       March­ 31, 2008, was 74 days as compared with 79 days for the
       same three-mont­h period in 2007.

   --  DSO, when adjusted for unbilled accounts receivable­s from
       acqui­sitions on hold pending change of ownership processing­ by
       fisca­l intermedia­ries, decreased to 56 days as compared with
       68 days for the comparable­ period in 2007.

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