EXHIBIT 99.1

             LHC GROUP APPOINTS DAN S. WILFORD TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LAFAYETTE, LA, NOVEMBER 15, 2005 -- LHC Group, Inc., a provider of post-acute
healthcare services primarily in rural markets in the southern United States
(NASDAQ: LHCG), announced today that it has appointed Dan S. Wilford to its
board of directors. Mr. Wilford replaces Earline Bihm, a founding shareholder of
LHC Group.

Mr. Wilford, age 65, served from 1984 through 2002 as the president and chief
executive officer of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System headquartered in
Houston, Texas, which currently operates 16 hospitals. Mr. Wilford also served
as chief executive officer of a community-based, not-for-profit, multi-hospital
system consisting of 13 hospitals in the greater Houston area, and 2 hospitals
in Beaumont and Orange, Texas. Prior to that, Mr. Wilford was associated for ten
years with Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was president of
North Mississippi Health Services in Tupelo, Mississippi from 1974 to 1984. Mr.
Wilford holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Mississippi
conferred in 1962; a Master's Degree in Hospital Administration at Washington
University in St. Louis earned in 1966; and he completed his residency in
hospital administration at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Mr. Wilford currently serves on the board of directors of the following publicly
traded companies: Healthcare Realty Trust, Sanders Morris Harris Group and
Southern National Bank of Texas. Mr. Wilford also continues to serve as an
advisor to Memorial Hermann Healthcare System. He is past chairman of The
Spiritual Leadership Institute. He serves on the board of directors or advisory
boards of twelve not-for-profit organizations, most of which are health related.

Mr. Wilford was a founder and was active in Voluntary Hospitals of America
(board chairman), VHA Southwest (board chairman), Texas Hospital Association,
American Hospital Association, Hospital Research and Development Institute
(board member) and the American College of Healthcare Executives (Fellow). Mr.
Wilford retired as an official with the National Football League in 1987 and has
actively participated in sports throughout his life.

Keith G. Myers, president and CEO of LHC Group, said, "Adding Dan Wilford to our
board of directors gives LHC Group significant depth of experience in hospital
and integrated healthcare systems administration. We intend to rely heavily on
his knowledge, experience, and contacts as we continue to grow and add new
hospital partners to the LHC Group family, and together, provide quality home
health nursing and other post acute services in communities throughout the
southern United States Dan is one of the most experienced people in the
field,and I am extremely happy to have him joining us."

Mr. Myers added, "I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Earline
Bihm for her years of outstanding service on our board of directors. Ms. Bihm, a
founding stockholder of LHC Group, has been an inspiration to

all of us who have worked with LHC Group since its inception. Ms. Bihm has
stepped down from our board to spend more time with her family."


Wilford said, "LHC Group has grown rapidly but carefully over the last decade. I
see strong potential for the company to continue on that path and to fulfill its
mission of providing quality






healthcare to its patients. Keith and his team understand the mechanics of
serving patients, but the bedside manner is where LHC Group excels. They
understand something that I learned in my decades in the healthcare field, and
that is, taking care of the patients first, and the rest will follow. I
anticipate great things for LHC Group and I look forward to being a part of its
future."

ABOUT LHC GROUP, INC.

LHC Group is a provider of post-acute healthcare services primarily in rural
markets in the southern 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, which may be identified by words such as
"believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate" or similar expressions,
include comments regarding the companies future financial performance and growth
opportunities. 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
10Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


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