LHC Group Doubles Down on Hospice Deals Despite High Valuations

LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) aims to continue growth of its hospice services as this year unfolds with a number of acquisitions in the works. Record-high multiples for hospice acquisitions are not deterring LHC Group from pursuing those transactions. Hospice deals accounted for 71% of the $502.5 million the company currently earmarked for its M&A pipeline. […]

LHC Group, Orlando Health JV Acquires Bayfront

LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG) and Orlando Health have expanded their joint venture with the realignment of Bayfront Home Health Services in the St. Petersburg, Fla., market. LHC Group owned Bayfront individually prior to this transaction; control of the organization now transfers to the joint venture.  LHC Group finalized its joint venture with Orlando Health […]

Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care to Open Hospice House in Florida

Florida-based Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care is building a new inpatient hospice house near the campus of Orlando Health, a local referring hospital. The facility is intended to provide the hospice’s most acute patients and families in the community with a home-like setting at the end of life. Cornerstone’s president and CEO Chuck Lee told […]

LHC Group Looks Ahead to Robust Hospice M&A Through 2020

Hospice and home health provider LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) is doubling down on hospice expansion through the last half of the year. Having voiced its intention to double its national hospice footprint last December, the company expects to cast a wider net in 2020 through acquisitions with joint venture partners.  Similar to many providers across the country, […]