In the News

Date Posted: February 9, 2018

UP Health System-Marquette CEO Brian Sinotte adds regional leadership role, assumes oversight of Hancock and Ishpeming facilities and associated services.

Date Posted: January 8, 2018

Sixteen LifePoint hospitals commended for reducing the number of early elective deliveries to less than one percent.

Date Posted: December 14, 2017

Southern Tennessee Regional Health System-Pulaski (STRHS-Pulaski) today announced that it has been named a Duke LifePoint Quality Affiliate. This designation recognizes hospitals within the LifePoint Health system that have enrolled in the LifePoint National Quality Program and succeeded in transforming their culture of safety and achieving high standards of quality care, performance improvement and patient engagement.

Date Posted: December 13, 2017

LifePoint hospital CEOs Bert Beard (Maria Parham Health), William Haugh (Georgetown Community Hospital) and Rebecca Segal (Rutherford Regional Health System) have been named to the Becker's Hospital Review list of Rising Stars in healthcare.

Date Posted: December 13, 2017

Two reports released last week show the financial strength of Conemaugh Health System and its parent company, Duke LifePoint Healthcare. Leaders say the local health system's strong performance and additional resources provided by the national organization demonstrate the community benefits gained through the sale of the former nonprofit hospitals in 2014.

Date Posted: December 13, 2017

Sylva’s Harris Regional Hospital is about to open its new emergency department. It will treat patients in 15 private rooms, three times the number in its current emergency room.

Date Posted: November 28, 2017

Colorado Plains Medical Center (CPMC) today announced that it has been named a Duke LifePoint Quality Affiliate. This designation recognizes hospitals within the LifePoint Health system that have enrolled in the LifePoint National Quality Program and succeeded in transforming their culture of safety and achieving high standards of quality care, performance improvement and patient engagement.

Date Posted: November 6, 2017

"MedAccess and Person Memorial have a great deal in common, including a strong allegiance to this region and its people and a drive to provide the best healthcare possible," said Dan Phillips, MD, of MedAccess.

Date Posted: May 22, 2017

This designation recognizes hospitals within the LifePoint Health system that have enrolled in the LifePoint National Quality Program and succeeded in transforming their culture of safety and achieving high standards of quality care, performance improvement and patient engagement.

Date Posted: January 17, 2017

Bourbon Community Hospital today announced that it has been named a Duke LifePoint Quality Affiliate. This designation recognizes hospitals within the LifePoint Health system that have enrolled in the LifePoint National Quality Program and succeeded in transforming their culture of safety and achieving high standards of quality care, performance improvement and patient engagement.

Date Posted: October 13, 2016

Clinch Valley Medical Center (CVMC) today announced that it has been named a Duke LifePoint Quality Affiliate. This designation recognizes hospitals within the LifePoint Health system that have enrolled in the LifePoint National Quality Program and succeeded in transforming their culture of safety and achieving high standards of quality care, performance improvement and patient engagement.

Date Posted: August 13, 2016

UP Health System Market President James Bogan announced today that Brian Sinotte, FACHE, has been appointed to serve as chief executive officer (CEO) for UP Health System – Marquette, effective August 15, 2016. Sinotte comes to Marquette from Maria Parham Medical Center (MPMC), a Duke LifePoint Healthcare facility in Henderson, N.C., where he served as CEO since February 2015.

Date Posted: August 13, 2016

Maria Parham Medical Center (MPMC) announced today that Bert Beard has been named chief executive officer (CEO) of the hospital, effective August 22, 2016. Beard comes to MPMC from Wilson Medical Center (WMC), a Duke LifePoint Healthcare facility in Wilson, N.C., where he most recently served as chief operating officer (COO) since 2014.

Date Posted: August 13, 2016

Person Memorial Hospital announced today that David Ziolkowski has been named chief executive officer (CEO) of Person Memorial Hospital (PMH), effective August 22. Ziolkowski most recently served as chief operating officer (COO) of Saint Joseph Health – Sonoma County.

Date Posted: May 17, 2016

Haywood Regional Medical Center announced today that Rod Harkleroad has been named chief executive officer (CEO), effective June 6. Harkleroad most recently served as CEO of Riverview Regional Medical Center (RRMC) and Trousdale Medical Center (TMC).

Date Posted: April 20, 2016

LifePoint Health® (NASDAQ: LPNT), a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, announced today that it has added a second chief financial officer (CFO) position to its Eastern Group leadership team in order to enhance the group’s support of recent acquisitions and facilities within LifePoint’s Eastern Group of hospitals.

Date Posted: April 14, 2016

Dr. Harry Phillips, chief medical officer for Duke Network Services, expressed his excitement for Duke LifePoint Healthcare's new partnership with Central Carolina Hospital.

Date Posted: April 9, 2016

Riverview Regional Medical Center (RRMC) today announced that it has been named a Duke LifePoint Quality Affiliate. This designation recognizes hospitals within the LifePoint Health system that have enrolled in the LifePoint National Quality Program and succeeded in transforming their culture of safety and achieving high standards of quality care, performance improvement and patient engagement.

Date Posted: January 13, 2016

Investor-owned LifePoint Health has acquired St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Ga., about a year after the independent hospital began seeking a suitor in light of debt problems and accounting irregularities flagged by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Date Posted: January 5, 2016

Duke LifePoint Healthcare today announced that it has grown its presence in North Carolina with the acquisition of Central Carolina Hospital and Frye Regional Medical Center. Central Carolina, a 137-bed hospital based in Sanford, and Frye Regional, a 355-bed hospital in Hickory, were previously owned by Tenet Healthcare Corporation. The acquisition also included 19 regional physician practices.