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Date Posted: Aug 18, 2021

Sanford, N.C. (August 17, 2021) – Central Carolina Hospital (CCH) announced today Chris Fensterle will join its team as chief executive officer (CEO), effective Monday, August 30. Since 2016, Fensterle has held leadership positions at Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke LifePoint Hospital in Hickory, N.C., most recently serving as interim CEO and chief operations officer (COO).

Date Posted: Mar 4, 2021

With an eye on the future, Conemaugh Health System is preparing to move ahead with several large expansions, including a new five-story building on Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center's main campus that will be home to the hospital's cardiology services.

Date Posted: Sep 15, 2020

Haywood Regional Medical Center (HRMC), a Duke LifePoint Hospital, announced that Greg Caples has been named its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective September 30. Caples comes to HRMC from Coliseum Northside Hospital in Macon, Ga., where he has served as CEO for three years. He replaces former CEO Rod Harkleroad who left earlier this year to pursue a leadership opportunity at another Duke LifePoint facility.

Date Posted: Jul 22, 2020

Five LifePoint Health facilities have been named to a national list of Best Maternity Hospitals by Newsweek and The Leapfrog Group.

Date Posted: May 8, 2020

Frye Regional Medical Center (FRMC), a Duke LifePoint Hospital, announced that Rod Harkleroad, RN has been named its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective June 8. Harkleroad joins FRMC from Haywood Regional Medical Center (HRMC), a Duke LifePoint facility in Clyde, North Carolina, where he has served as CEO since 2016. He will replace Chris Fensterle, who has been serving as interim CEO, in addition to COO, at FRMC since December 2019.

Date Posted: Jan 14, 2020

Conemaugh Health System welcomed community leaders, elected officials, healthcare providers, and supporters for a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the new Conemaugh Somerset Outpatient Center. The new 16,000 square-foot facility is located at 1291 North Center Avenue, Somerset, and will offer outpatient services for patients beginning Monday, January 13, 2020.

Date Posted: Oct 16, 2019

UP Health System announced today that Gar Atchison has been named chief executive officer (CEO) of UP Health System-Marquette (UPHS-Marquette) and market CEO of UP Health System. Atchison replaces Jerry Dooley, who has been serving as interim CEO for UPHS-Marquette since June.

Date Posted: Jan 23, 2019

Conemaugh Health System hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the addition of radiation oncology services at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. Health system leaders, physicians, community leaders and government officials attended the ribbon-cutting event to tour the recently expanded, state-of-the-art facility and preview the cutting-edge equipment.

Date Posted: Dec 12, 2018

Conemaugh Health System ceremoniously broke ground on a new outpatient center located in Somerset, Pennsylvania. Community leaders, elected officials, health care providers and hospital supporters gathered to watch the first dig marking the beginning of construction for the facility, which is made possible by a nearly $10 million investment from Duke LifePoint Healthcare.

Date Posted: Nov 5, 2018

Conemaugh Health System ceremoniously broke ground on a comprehensive outpatient center in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. Community leaders, elected officials, health care providers and hospital supporters gathered to watch the first dig marking the beginning of construction for the facility, which is made possible by a $22 million investment from Duke LifePoint Healthcare.

Date Posted: Oct 3, 2018

Maria Parham Health, part of Duke LifePoint Healthcare, hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration and open house today in advance of the grand opening of its new emergency room and geriatric behavioral health facility, called Maria Parham Franklin. Representatives from the hospital and Duke LifePoint joined community leaders, elected officials, health care providers and other supporters to ceremoniously cut the ribbon on the new facility.

Date Posted: Sep 24, 2018

LifePoint Health has named David Asherbraner from Frye Regional Medical Center the recipient of the 2018 companywide Mercy Award. Asherbraner, who serves as manager of asset management and transport, was recognized for his exemplary dedication to caring for others and for inspiring his fellow employees to join him in his humanitarian efforts.

Date Posted: Sep 5, 2018

LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) and LifePoint Health® (NASDAQ: LPNT) have finalized the purchase of Wilson County Home Health. The two organizations will share ownership of the home health provider, serving patients and families in Wilson County and the surrounding region.

Date Posted: Aug 13, 2018

(WILSON, N.C. – August 10, 2018) – Wilson Medical Center today announced that Mark Holyoak has been named its chief executive officer (CEO), effective September 10.

Date Posted: Jul 27, 2018

Wilson Medical Center's collaboration with the Duke Cancer Network was recently in the spotlight for its benefit to local cancer patients.

Date Posted: Jul 27, 2018

Conemaugh Health System recently announced plans to build a new comprehensive outpatient center in Somerset County.

Date Posted: Jul 20, 2018

The LifePoint National Quality Program was featured in the July 2018 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety for its successful efforts to improve quality and patient safety and culture in community hospitals across the country.

Date Posted: Jun 12, 2018

Clinch Valley Medical Center, Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Mercy Regional Medical Center/Acadian Medical Center, Southern Tennessee Regional Health System-Pulaski and Wilson Medical Center were among the recipients of the 2018 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades.

Date Posted: Jun 12, 2018

UP Health System-Marquette has become the first and only Michigan hospital – and just the fourth in the U.S. – to receive Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI recognition from the American College of Cardiology.

Date Posted: Jun 12, 2018

Haywood Regional Medical Center has added a new tele-intensivist program, which is being heralded for its benefit to critically ill patients.