Exhibit 99.1

             LHC Group Forms Partnership with UT Home Care Services
           at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville

                   Company to Expand Presence in West Virginia

     LAFAYETTE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2007--LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:
LHCG), a premier provider of post-acute healthcare services primarily in rural
markets, announced today that it has entered into a partnership agreement,
effective July 1, 2007, with The University of Tennessee Medical Center, located
in Knoxville, Tennessee, to provide home health and hospice services. LHC Group
will oversee the day-to-day operations. The service area of this partnership
spans 16 counties in East Tennessee and brings LHC Group's total service area in
Tennessee to 26 counties.

     The University of Tennessee Medical Center, a 581 licensed bed facility
located in Knoxville, Tennessee, has a rich history in the community of
providing patient-centered care and remaining at the forefront of research,
technology and treatments. UT Medical Center is unique because of its standing
as the only academic hospital in the Knoxville area, making it the leading
resource for research, discovery and updated treatments in the community. The
hospital attributes its well-respected standing within the community to the
exceptional people who dedicate themselves to patient care. UT Medical Center
serves as a referral center for Eastern Tennessee, Southeast Kentucky and
Western North Carolina.

     "Home care services provide professional healthcare under the guidance of a
physician and similar to what a patient would receive in a hospital, but in the
comfort of the patient's home," said Joseph R. Landsman, chief executive officer
for The University of Tennessee Medical Center. "We're confident our partnership
with LHC Group will result in additional services and benefits to home care
services patients as well as their families. With LHC's successful history of
partnering with not-for-profit hospitals, we're looking forward to growing our
home care services in East Tennessee."

     Also, in a separate transaction, LHC Group announced today that it has
acquired 100% interest in the assets of Wetzel County Home Care in New
Martinsville, West Virginia. The service area of this acquisition spans two
counties and brings LHC Group's total service area in West Virginia to 24
counties covered by five locations.

     The approximate combined population in the respective primary service areas
covered by these two transactions is 1.1 million, with almost 14% over the age
of 65, and total combined Medicare revenue for 12 months is approximately $5.4
million.

     Keith Myers, president and chief executive officer of LHC Group, said, "LHC
Group is very excited about the opportunity to partner with The University of
Tennessee Medical Center to provide quality home care services. We look forward
to working with our new families in Knoxville, Tennessee, and New Martinsville,
West Virginia. Our commitment is to help people in these communities by
providing the highest quality home-based services available to the patients and
families in the area."

     About LHC Group, Inc.

     LHC Group is a premier provider of post-acute healthcare services primarily
in rural markets. 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.
              Barry E. Stewart, 337-233-1307
              Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer