Exhibit 99.1

 LHC Group Forms Partnership with Howard Memorial Hospital to Provide
              Home Health Services in Nashville, Arkansas

    LAFAYETTE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 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 today, with Howard Memorial Hospital,
located in Nashville, Arkansas, to provide home health services. LHC
Group will acquire a controlling interest in the assets of Howard
Memorial Hospital Home Health Services and will oversee the day-to-day
operations. The partnership will operate under the name of Southwest
Arkansas HomeCare.

    The service area of this acquisition spans a 50-mile radius around
Nashville, Arkansas, and has an estimated total population of 241,000,
with almost 15% over the age of 65. Total Medicare revenue for 12
months for this location is approximately $700,000.

    Keith Myers, president and chief executive officer of LHC Group,
said, "LHC Group is very excited about the opportunity to partner with
Howard Memorial Hospital to provide quality home health services. We
look forward to working with our new family in Nashville, Arkansas.
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 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 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
             Director of Investor Relations