LHC Group, Inc. (LHC Group) provides post-acute health care services to patients through its home nursing agencies, hospices and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs). Through its wholly and majority owned subsidiaries, equity joint ventures and controlled affiliates, the Company operates in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Missouri, Oklahoma, Maryland and Washington. The Company operates in two segments: home-based services and facility-based services. In September 2008, LHC Group announced two separate acquisitions, both effective September 1, 2008. LHC Group acquired 100% of the assets of Mountaineer Home Health located in Charleston, West Virginia. The agency will operate under the name of Mountaineer HomeCare. The Company also acquired 100% of the home health assets of the Jackson County Board of Health located in Ripley, West Virginia.