LHC Group to acquire Heart of Hospice from EPI Group.

LHC Group, a provider of post-acute continuum of care, agreed to acquire Heart of Hospice, a hospice care provider, from EPI Group, a family-owned holding company based in Charleston, South Carolina. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition includes 16 hospice agencies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. The providers will continue to operate under the Heart of Hospice name.