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St. Joseph Hospice, located in Baton Rouge, La., is a locally owned and operated hospice program. It provides 24-hour hospice care services through board-certified hospice and palliative care physicians. The center offers a variety of medical and support services, such as nursing and personal care, physician visits, counseling, and social and homemaker services. Its staff includes registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, mental health counselors, pastoral care coordinators, social workers, and speech, physical and occupational therapists. The center has expertise in medical care, pain and symptom management, and emotional and spiritual support services. It is covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and various private and managed care insurance plans. St. Joseph Hospice is approved by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

LHC Group, headquartered in Lafayette, La., is one of the leading providers of health care services in the United States with centers in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and West Virginia. It provides a wide range of services, including home health care, hospice, lifeline, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, long-term acute care, private duty nursing, diabetes self-management, and wound care. LHC Group employs more than 3,500 individuals that include a trained staff of nurses, physicians, therapists and aides. The company has provided more that 1.5 million home visits to more than 30,000 patients.

Our mission is to offer personalized hospice care tailored to the needs and values of patients and their families. If you or someone you love has a life-limiting illness, we're here to listen and provide comfort care that enables you to focus on the time you have together.