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Wow I never thought this day would comeA Lakers at Los Angeles earlier in the yearHighlight Game May 18 1970 Chicago White SoxHe noted the Eagle Bank Bowl in Washington D I do not approve of swearing nor do I promote itGame of Next Week Oregon vs Oregon StateThey lack the ability to stay on the fieldHe was adapting to faster courts very wellg ESPN MFL Yahoo handle this situation Any thoughtsSteelers are 16 ATS in their last 7 road gamesThanks!!! 2nd Upcoming Radio Interview on The Sports DoctorWho: Author Kirk MangoWhere: 90.9 WDCB FM RadioWhen: Thursday December 10th, 20096:30 p.m. Central TimeWhat: Making a Difference for AthletesListen in On-line: Kirk Mango on the Sports Doctor(Just click on the link above and then the appropriate connect to link in the center of the page for live radio on Thursday, December 10th at 6:30 p.m central time.)Book Website Link: Becoming a True Champion. Definitive Agreement Signed; Affects 1.6 Million Residents in SoutheastLouisianaLAFAYETTE, La.(Business Wire)LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG), one of the largest providers of home nursingservices in the United States, and New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System,today announced a definitive agreement to enter into a joint home health ventureallowing both organizations to better serve 1.6 million residents in southeastLouisiana. The joint venture includes an LHC Group purchase of 75-percent of two homehealth agencies, currently owned by Ochsner, in Kenner and Raceland, Louisiana,and an Ochsner purchase of 25-percent of three home health agencies, currentlyowned by LHC Group, in Houma, Lutcher and Hammond, Louisiana The transaction isexpected to close on February 1, 2009. "Ochsner and LHC Group support this partnership because its the best move forhome health patients in southeast Louisiana. This decision increases OchsnerHome Health locations and patient accessibility to additional home healthservices provided by LHC Group," said Warner Thomas, President and ChiefOperating Officer of Ochsner Health System. 
Myers, Chief Executive Officer of LHC Group, added, "Ochsner HealthSystem has a reputation for excellence, and we are proud to become theirpartner. LHC Group and Ochsner share a common goal of providing high qualitypatient care in an environment that is exciting and rewarding for our employeesand caregivers. Together we intend to develop a home health partnership thatwill serve as the standard of excellence in the greater New Orleans area andthroughout southeast Louisiana." For more than 100 Ochsner Home Health employees, effective February 1, 2009,they will become employees of LHC Group. "We welcome the new employees who willbecome part of the LHC Group family through this joint venture. About LHC Group, Inc.Headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, LHC Group () operates 211home nursing locations in 17 states. LHC Group is led by a distinguishedBoard of Directors that includes former Louisiana Senator John Breaux andCongressman Billy J Tauzin.
LHC Group has more than 5,000 employees throughout the UnitedStates. About Ochsner Health SystemOchsner Health System () is a non-profit, academic,multi-specialty, healthcare delivery system dedicated to patient care, researchand education. The system includes seven hospitals and over 35 health centerslocated throughout Southeast Louisiana. Ochsner employs more than 750 physiciansin 90 medical specialties and subspecialties and over 300 clinical researchtrials annually. Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-lookingstatements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of1995.Such forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as"believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate" or similarexpressions.Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks anduncertainties and there can be no assurance that any forward-looking statementswill prove to be accurate.Important factors that could cause actual results todiffer materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statementsinclude: changes in reimbursement, changes in government regulations, changes inour relationships with referral sources, increased competition for our services,increased competition for joint venture and acquisition candidates and changesin the interpretation of government regulations.LHC Group undertakes noobligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.Furtherinformation regarding risks, uncertainties and other factors that couldadversely affect LHC Group or cause actual results to differ materially fromthose anticipated in forward-looking statements are included in LHC Groups Form10K for the year ended December 31, 2007, as amended, filed with the Securitiesand Exchange Commission.LHCG-G For LHC Group, Inc.:Eric Elliott, 337-233-1307Vice President of Investor orFor Ochsner Health System:Amiee Goforth, 504-842-4303Director of Public Copyright Business Wire 2009.
