Joshua L. Proffitt — President & Chief Operations Officer at LHC Group

Executive Bio

Joshua L. Proffitt serves as president and chief operations officer for LHC Group. In this role, he leads a strong and growing bench of seasoned executives and teams in the areas of operations, growth, finance, administration, legal, and compliance, as well as assisting in financial, legal, and compliance related issues, and in the assessment, completion, and integration of acquisitions and joint ventures. Mr. Proffitt joined LHC Group in 2008 and during his tenure at the company has served as vice president, assistant general counsel and director of mergers and acquisitions, then senior vice president and chief compliance officer, then executive vice president, corporate development and general counsel. In November 2017, when LHC Group announced its merger with Almost Family, Mr. Proffitt was instrumental in leading the structural, financial, operational, and legal aspects of the transaction. Before coming to LHC Group, he was a member of the corporate healthcare practice group with the law firm of Alston & Bird, LLP, in Atlanta. Mr. Proffitt is admitted to practice law in the State of Georgia. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting, summa cum laude, from the University of Kentucky, and graduated as a member of the Order of the Coif (top 10 in the class) from the University of Kentucky College of Law.

President & Chief Operations Officer Impact on Finance Department's Culture

Joshua L. Proffitt holds the highest position within the Finance department at LHC Group — President & Chief Operations Officer, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Finance department. The average employee described daily life within the Finance department as a Moderately paced and challenging 8 hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within LHC Group's Finance department are invested in LHC Group's goals, and feel as though there is space for career growth.

Answer	Percent
Yes	89%
No	11%

Are you challenged at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	100%
No	0%

Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?

Answer	Percent
Yes	100%
No	0%

Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?

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Positive	100%
Negative	0%

Is your work environment positive or negative?

Answer	Percent
Great	22%
Good	56%
Average	22%
Poor	0%
Horrible	0%

How would you rate the value & quality of meetings at your company?

Answer	Percent
Yes	78%
No	22%

Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?

Executive Team Culture Ratings from LHC Group Employees

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LHC Group's Executive Team scores in the Top 5%
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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

89% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Ethnicity - Native American 97/100

Department - Business Development 96/100

Department - Executive 95/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Gender - Non-Binary 43/100

Ethnicity - Other 74/100

Department - Customer Success 83/100

LHC Group's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 2209 ratings, LHC Group's employees are very satisfied with their Executive Team and give them an “A+” or 88/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the Business Development department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Customer Success department.

LHC Group's Executive Team ranks in the Top 10% of other companies in Baton Rouge, LA and Top 5% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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