BNET Industries

Market Cap:$534.9M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$383.2M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Our sole mission and purpose is to consistently deliver the highest quality level of healthcare possible to the patients, families and communities we serve in a manner which is both cost effective and non-restrictive while maintaining the utmost respect for the privacy, dignity, and individuality of each person entrusted to our care. Value Statement: Above all else, we are a family of caring, compassionate and dedicated healthcare professionals committed to serving others before self.

Chairman & CEO
Keith G. Myers
Number of Employees 3,706
Contact Information

420 W Pinhook Rd Ste A

Lafayette, Louisiana 70503

lhcgroup.com

(337) 233-1307

NAICS Code Home Health Care Services: 621610

Recent Events

  • LHC Group and Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center Announce Home Health Joint Venture

    11/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • LHC Group Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

    10/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • LHC Group to acquire Feliciana Home Health

    10/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • LHC Group acquires home-health assets of hospital

    10/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • LHC president reliquishes position

    8/25/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • LHC Group Announces Resignation Of John Indest As President - Quick Facts

    8/24/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Other - View Story

  • LHC Group Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

    8/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • LHC Group and East Alabama Medical Center Announce Home Health Joint Venture

    6/02/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • LHC Group names Stelly chief operating officer

    6/01/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - COO - View Story

  • Zacks Upgrades and Revisions Strategy highlights: Apple Inc., Michael Baker Corp., Hansen...

    5/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

lhc group inc. - All News and Analysis

  • LHC Group, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-05-19

    Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator instructions Our first question comes from the line of Brian Tanquilut with Jefferies and Company. Please proceed. Brian Tanquilut – Jefferies & Co. Hi, good morning, guys. Congratulations on the good quarter. Keith, just the first question. Thank you for providing us...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
John L. Indest President, COO & Secretary
Barr Brown CFO & Senior Vice President
Denise Freeman Romano Chief Compliance Officer
Eden Ezell Chief Compliance Officer & In, House Counsel
Marcus Macip Chief Admin Officer & Vice President
Morris Sanford CIO & Vice President
Pat Roman CFO & Senior Vice President
Peter J. Roman CFO & Senior Vice President
R. Barr Brown CFO, Senior Vice President & Treasurer
Daryl Doise Senior Vice President, Acq & Market Dev
Don Stelly Senior Vice President, Operations
Richard A. MacMillan General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Compliance Officer
Albert Simien Treasurer Mgmt & Vice President, Procurement
Ammy Lee Vice President, Operations
Angie Begnaud Vice President, Operations Home Based Services, Central Division
Barbara Goodman Vice President, Quality & Performance
Blaine Williams Vice President, Marketing
Chris Stagg Vice President, Home Based Services
Eric C. Elliott Vice President, IR
George Wyatt Vice President, Division Sales
Harold Taylor Vice President, Govt Affairs
James Pittman Vice President, Sales, Marketing
John Whitlock Vice President, Finance Operations
Kendra Case Vice President, Risk Mgmt
Melanie Kuehn Vice President, Clinical Leadership Trng
Michael Freeman Vice President, Technology
Pamela Bridges Vice President, Acq
Pat Derouen Vice President, Operations Home Based Services, Western Division
Scott Tobey Vice President, Sales Division
Stephen Lepley Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Stuart Archer Vice President, Operations
Carllene MacMillan Director, Hospice & Private Duty Operations
Denise Romano Director, Audit
Heidi Landry Director, Education & Clinical Program Development
Jennifer Landry Director, Revenue Management
Lessley Fontenot Director, Hospice Services
Martha Harrington Director, Hospital Clinical Services
Aline Voorhies Manager, Legal
Brach Myers Manager, Lifeline Program
Joey Benoit Manager, Payroll
Karen Appe Manager, Finance Analyst
Liz Regard Area Manager
Liz Starr Area Manager
Lolanda Brown Manager, HR
Lolanda Butler HR Manager
Melanie Kuehne Area Manager
Mitzi Dorman Manager, Personnel
Wayne Hebert Manager, IT
John B. Breaux Director
Lewis George Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Keith G. Myers Chairman & CEO
Ted W. Hoyt Board of Directors
Billy Tauzin Board of Directors
Dan S. Wilford Board of Directors
Earline H. Bihm Board of Directors
George A. Lewis Board of Directors
Monica Azare Board of Directors
Ron Nixon Board of Directors
W.J. Tauzin Board of Directors

Keith G. Myers is our co-founder, and has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (or similar positions in our predecessors) since 1994. Mr. Myers served as President of the Company from 1994 to 2007. Prior to joining us, Mr. Myers founded, co-owned and operated Louisiana Premium Seafoods, Inc., an international food processing, procurement and distribution company. In 1999, Mr. Myers was named Business Executive of the Year by the Louisiana Rural Health Association. Mr. Myers received credentials from the National Association for Home Care and Hospice in 1999 and was granted credentials by the Healthcare Financial Management Association in 2005. Mr. Myers has been an active participant in the Home Health Top 100 since 2002 and has participated in the preparation of numerous white papers and presentations to members of both the United States Senate and House of Representatives, specifically related to health care reimbursement methodologies. In June 2003, Mr. Myers received the Regional Entrepreneur of the Year for outstanding performance in the field of Healthcare Services and was officially inducted as a lifetime member of The National Entrepreneur of the Year Hall of Fame in November 2003.

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. Chairman & CEO Current
Arthur Young, Inc. Former
CNN Worldwide Former
Ernst & Young Former
LHC Group, Inc. Board of Directors Former

John L. Indest currently serves as our President and Chief Operating Officer. He previously served as an Executive Vice President and as our Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Home-Based Services, beginning in May 2001. Mr. Indest has also served as a director since June 2000 and as Secretary since August 2004. From November 1998 to May 2001, Mr. Indest served as our Vice President. Prior to joining us in November 1998, Mr. Indest served as President, Chief Executive Officer and co-owner of Homebound Care, Inc., a regional home health provider. Mr. Indest has testified before the United States House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Subcommittee on healthcare issues and was co-chairman of the Louisiana Task Force on Ethics, overseeing compliance issues applicable to home health and hospice in the state of Louisiana. He formerly served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Home and Hospice Care. Mr. Indest is a registered nurse with a Masters of Science in Health Services Administration from the University of St. Francis.

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. President, COO & Secretary Current
LHC Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
LHC Group, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Former
LHC Group, Inc. Senior Vice President, Director, Services Former

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LHC Group, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Chief Compliance Officer Current
LHC Group, Inc. Director, Compliance Audits & Special Projects Former

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LHC Group, Inc. Chief Compliance Officer & In, House Counsel Current
LHC Group, Inc. Vice President & Assoc General Counsel Former

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LHC Group, Inc. Chief Admin Officer & Vice President Current
LHC Group, Inc. Director, HR & Home Office Admin Former

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LHC Group, Inc. CIO & Vice President Current
LHC Group, Inc. Director, Info Sys Former

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LHC Group, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current
LHC Group, Inc. Controller Former

Peter J. Roman serves as our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Roman joined the company in April 2005 and has served as the Vice President/Controller and was named Chief Financial Officer in 2007. Prior to joining us, Mr. Roman served as the Chief Financial Officer for VLP Corporate Services. From 1997 to 2004, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for Unifab International, Inc., a publicly-traded oilfield fabrication services company located in Southwest Louisiana. Mr. Roman also served as a Certified Public Accountant for 13 years with Ernst & Young in their New Orleans location. He is a member of the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants and received a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University.

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current

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LHC Group, Inc. CFO, Senior Vice President & Treasurer Current
LHC Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Daryl J. Doise serves as our Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, a position he has held since 2005. He previously served as our Chief Operating Officer of Facility-Based Services, beginning in May 2002. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Doise was employed for the previous four years by Quorum Health Services where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Opelousas General Hospital, a 200-bed hospital with over 800 employees. Mr. Doise has also served as an officer and member of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Hospital Association. Mr. Doise received a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University, with a major in accounting, and earned a Masters of Business Administration from Tulane University.

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. Senior Vice President, Acq & Market Dev Current

Donald D. Stelly serves as our Senior Vice President of Operations. Mr. Stelly joined the company in April 2005 after most recently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Doctor’s Hospital, a subsidiary of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. which is based in Brentwood, Tennessee. Prior to attaining that position, Mr. Stelly served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer of Doctor’s Hospital which was nationally recognized for attaining superior operating results through Service Excellence. Additionally, Mr. Stelly has enjoyed a career of providing direct patient care as a Registered Nurse in a variety of settings within the healthcare continuum. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1991.

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Current

Richard A. MacMillan serves as our Senior Vice President, Senior Counsel, Director of Corporate Compliance, and Director of Regulatory and Governmental Affairs. Mr. MacMillan joined the company in April 2007. He is a Past-President of the Louisiana Rural Health Association and is a member of the National Rural Health Association. In addition, he is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the Health Law Sections of the Louisiana State Bar Association and The Mississippi Bar, and the Health Care Compliance Association. Mr. MacMillan served as General Counsel to the HomeCare Association of Louisiana from 1994 to 2007. He is admitted to the Louisiana Bar and the Mississippi Bar. He is also licensed as a Registered Nurse in Mississippi and Louisiana. Mr. MacMillan received his Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University, and a B.S. in Nursing degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Compliance Officer Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Treasurer Mgmt & Vice President, Procurement Current
LHC Group, Inc. Director, Purchasing Former

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Operations Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Operations Home Based Services, Central Division Current
LHC Group, Inc. Area Manager Former

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Quality & Performance Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current
LHC Group, Inc. Manager, Marketing Former

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Home Based Services Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, IR Current
LHC Group, Inc. Director, Ir Former

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Division Sales Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Govt Affairs Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Sales, Marketing Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Finance Operations Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Risk Mgmt Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Clinical Leadership Trng Current
LHC Group, Inc. Area Manager Former

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Technology Current
LHC Group, Inc. Director, ACT Reporting & Lifeline Services Former

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Acq Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Operations Home Based Services, Western Division Current
LHC Group, Inc. Area Manager Former

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Sales Division Current

Dr. Lepley, a Co-Founder of Home Care Solutions, Inc., brings 30 years of health care experience to the company. Dr. Lepley has been instrumental in developing and operating health care companies that serve the ill at home. He served as the President of Hospice of Tennessee, Inc., HCS Pharmacy, Inc., and Airstat, Inc. Prior to that, Dr. Lepley was a District Manager and General Manager of Tennessee operations for T2 Medical, Inc., a home infusion corporation. He was previously the General Manager of Dominion Home Health Services for Voluntary Hospitals of America Enterprises in Virginia. Dr. Lepley holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee and is a Tennessee licensed Doctor of Pharmacy.

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Sales & Marketing Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Vice President, Operations Current

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. Director, Hospice & Private Duty Operations Current
LHC Group, Inc. Director, Operations Former

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LHC Group, Inc. Director, Audit Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Director, Education & Clinical Program Development Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Director, Revenue Management Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Director, Hospice Services Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Director, Hospital Clinical Services Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Manager, Legal Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Manager, Lifeline Program Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Manager, Payroll Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Manager, Finance Analyst Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Area Manager Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Area Manager Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Manager, HR Current

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LHC Group, Inc. HR Manager Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Area Manager Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Manager, Personnel Current

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LHC Group, Inc. Manager, IT Current

Ted Hoyt has served as a director since August 2004. Mr. Hoyt has practiced corporate and tax law since 1977, counseling both private and public corporations. Since January 1999, Mr. Hoyt has served as the Managing General Manager of the law firm of Hoyt & Stanford, LLC. Mr. Hoyt was the co-founder of Omni Geophysical Corporation, which later became Omni Energy Services, a publicly traded company, for which he served as a director and officer from 1986 to 1996. Mr. Hoyt has also served as a tax attorney with the National Office of the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Hoyt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, a Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University and a Masters in Tax Law degree from Georgetown University. Mr. Hoyt is admitted to the Bar in Louisiana, New York and the District of Columbia.

Organization Position Status
Hoyt & Stanford, LLC General Manager Current
LHC Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
OMNI Energy Services Corp. Founder Former
Hoyt & Stanford, LLC Senior Member Former
LHC Group, Inc. Chairman, Compensation Committee, Audit Committee Former
OMNI Energy Services Corp. Director Former
Louisiana State University J.D. Degree Former
Georgetown University Masters In Tax Law Degree Former
Louisiana State University B.S. Former
University of Southwestern Louisiana B.A. Degrees Former

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nicholls State University Bachelor of Arts Degree Former
Louisiana State University Former

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System CEO Former
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System President Former
North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. President Former
Washington University Master's Degree in Hospital Administration Former
The University of Mississippi Bachelor of Arts Degree Former
University of Mississippi Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current

George A. Lewis has served as a director since August 2004. Mr. Lewis commenced his auditing career with Arthur Andersen & Co. in 1958. In 1963, Mr. Lewis joined the firm of Broussard, Poche, Lewis & Breaux, L.L.P., Certified Public Accountants, where he served as an audit partner until his retirement in 1996. Since 1996, Mr. Lewis has primarily served as an expert audit and accounting defense witness with respect to litigation involving various nationally recognized accounting firms. Mr. Lewis has served on various committees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, including as a member of the Auditing Standards Board from 1990 through 1994, and as a member of the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Lewis has authored an education course to train CPAs to deal with issues of the elderly. Mr. Lewis holds CPA certificates in Louisiana and Texas and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Lewis received a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University. Mr. Lewis serves as the financial expert on our Audit Committee.

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Arthur Andersen LLP Former
Louisiana State University Bachelor of Accounting Former

Senator John B. Breaux has served as a director of CSX since May 2005. Senator Breaux is Senior Counsel with the law firm of Patton Boggs LLP. Senator Breaux joined Patton Boggs LLP upon his retirement from the United States Senate in 2005, having served since 1986. Prior to that, he spent fourteen years in the United States House of Representatives serving on the Public Works and Transportation Committee. In the Senate, he served on the Finance Committee and the Commerce Committee, where he was chair of the subcommittee on Surface Transportation. He also serves as a director of LHC Group, Inc., Senior Managing Director of the Clinton Group and Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings. Senator Breaux is a member of the Public Affairs and Governance Committees. The Board of Directors has determined that Senator Breaux is "independent" within the meaning of the Company's director independence standards and the director independence standards of The New York Stock Exchange.

Organization Position Status
Clinton Group Senior Managing Director Current
Riverstone Holdings LLC Managing Director Current
CSX Real Property Inc. Board of Directors Current
LHC Group, Inc. Director Current
Meteor Communications Corp Committee Member Current
CSX Real Property Inc. Committee Member Current

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. Director Current

Monica F. Azare was appointed as a director in November 2007. Ms. Azare currently serves as Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications for Verizon Communications. Prior to this position, Ms. Azare served as Senior Vice President – Public Policy and Government Affairs for Verizon Communications and before that she served as Executive Director and Senior Counsel of Federal Affairs for Verizon Wireless. Ms. Azare’s distinguished career also includes serving as Vice President, Federal Affairs for Insight Communications in New York and Chief Counsel to House Energy and Commerce Chairman Billy Tauzin. Ms. Azare is a member of the Federal Communications Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, and the Corporate Counsel of Women of Color and was selected as a 2006-2007 David Rockefeller Fellow. She currently serves on several boards of directors, including the Business Council of New York State, the New York City Partnership and the Louisiana State University College Advisory Board. A Louisiana native, Ms. Azare received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University and a Juris Doctorate from the Southern University Law Center.

Organization Position Status
LHC Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Nixon is a principal at Catalyst/Hall. Ron has operating experience in manufacturing, distribution and service businesses in mid-market companies. He has owned or operated mid-market businesses that were sold to larger industry or strategic buyers prior to forming Catalyst. Mr. Nixon holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Ron serves on the boards of numerous privately held corporations and Civic Boards.

Organization Position Status
Catalyst/Hall Principal Current
LHC Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Civic Corporation Board of Directors Current
The University of Texas at Austin B.S. In Mechanical Engineering Former
The University of Texas B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Former

W. J. "BILLY" TAUZIN Age 65 Director Since 2005 Washington, DC * President and CEO, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) (trade association) * Former United States Congressman for the State of Louisiana (1980-2005) * Director of Louisiana Health Care Group, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Entergy Corporation Board Director Current
LHC Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Louisiana Health Care Group Board Director Current
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Chief Executive Officer Former
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America President Former
Louisiana State University Doctorate Former
Nicholls State University Bachelor of Arts Degree Former
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     LHCG $28.87 +0.02 (0.07% )
Average Volume 278,868
Shares Outstanding 18.45M
Market Cap 532.6M
Year High 36.83
Year Low 16.56
Earnings Per Share 2.25
P/E Ratio 12.83
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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