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Introducing Cadence, a New Health Tech Company Redefining Remote Care for the Nation's Largest Health Systems
August 05, 2021New York, NY (August 5, 2021) – Health tech company Cadence today announced its launch with $41 million in funding led by General Catalyst and Thrive Capital. Cadence has built a breakthrough remote care management platform that will deliver better care to people managing chronic conditions at scale. In conjunction with its launch, Cadence has forged a founding partnership with leading national healthcare company, LifePoint Health.
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Special Olympics Tennessee partners with Tennessee Department of Health and LifePoint Health to Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
July 13, 2021Special Olympics Tennessee is partnering with the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) and LifePoint Health to host two COVID-19 vaccination clinics as part of its Regional Summer Games this month.
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LifePoint Vaccination Efforts Featured in AHA VacciNATION Series
July 12, 2021LifePoint Health Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Christopher Rehm, MD, and Vice President of Pharmacy Services Ken Gagnon, PharmD, BCPS, were recently interviewed as part of the VacciNATION feature series, a collaboration between the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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LifePoint Health Announces Agreement to Acquire Kindred Healthcare
June 21, 2021BRENTWOOD, Tenn. and LOUISVILLE, Ky. – (June 21, 2021) – LifePoint Health and Kindred Healthcare today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for LifePoint to acquire Kindred Healthcare. The combination of LifePoint Health and Kindred Healthcare will create a leading diversified healthcare delivery network with expanded services, resources and expertise to grow and invest in community healthcare while advancing LifePoint’s mission of Making Communities Healthier.
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LifePoint Health Expands Development Team
May 24, 2021LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, has expanded its development team with two new vice president appointments. Anthony Belott has been named vice president (VP), in-market development, and Ford Charman has been named VP, development.
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Second Harvest, LifePoint Health and Sumner Regional Medical Center Host COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic to Reach Underserved Community Members
May 11, 2021Gallatin, Tenn. (May 11, 2021) – Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee and LifePoint Health are teaming up to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. The organizations are hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday, May 15 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Gallatin, located at 290 E Winchester Street.
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LifePoint Health Promotes Leaders in Communications and Risk Management
April 01, 2021LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, has promoted two vice presidents to new roles. Michelle Augusty has been named senior vice president, communications, and David Fausett has been named senior vice president, risk management.
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David Dill Featured on 'A Second Opinion' Podcast
March 31, 2021David Dill, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of LifePoint Health, recently was a guest on the "A Second Opinion" podcast with Senator Bill Frist, MD. The national healthcare podcast addresses today's challenging healthcare issues from three distinct vantage points: policy, medicine and innovation.
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Several LifePoint Facilities Named to 2021 Top Performing Hospitals Lists
March 10, 2021Several LifePoint facilities have been named to The Chartis Group's 2021 lists of top performing hospitals. UP Health System-Bell in Ishpeming, Michigan has been named to the list of Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals. UP Health System-Portage in Hancock, Michigan; Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville, Oregon; Ashley Regional Medical Center in Vernal, Utah; and Castleview Hospital in Price, Utah have all been named to the list of Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals
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LifePoint Health Leaders Featured in Becker's International Women's Day Recognition
March 08, 2021To recognize International Women's Day, Becker's Hospital Review featured thoughts on leadership from 29 women in the healthcare industry, including two LifePoint Health leaders - Vinitia Mathews, senior vice president and chief diversity and patient experience officer, and Jennifer Peters, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
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LifePoint Health Information Security and Compliance Collaboration Featured in Compliance Week
March 05, 2021LifePoint Health Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Andy Heins and Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer Ellen Hunt recently spoke with Compliance Week about the key role that collaboration between compliance and information security plays in protecting company data from cyber security threats.
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LifePoint Health Joins Other Healthcare Organizations for Capitol Hill Vaccine Briefing
February 16, 2021Last week, Dr. Christopher Rehm, chief medical officer for LifePoint Health, joined Michael Slubowski, president and CEO of Trinity Health and Dr. Joe Cacchione, executive vice president of clinical and network services for Ascension, in a virtual American Hospital Association COVID-19 vaccine briefing for Congressional lawmakers and staff on Capitol Hill.
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LifePoint Health Expands Compliance with New Leadership Positions
February 09, 2021LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, today announced the appointments of Ellen M. Hunt, JD and Michelle Rigby, CFE, CHC, to newly created leadership roles in the organization’s Ethics and Compliance Department.
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LifePoint Health Names Elmer Polite Eastern Division Chief Financial Officer
January 11, 2021Brentwood, TN (January 11, 2021) – LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier, today announced that Elmer Polite has been named chief financial officer of its Eastern Division of hospitals. In this role, Polite will oversee financial operations for 26 hospital campuses located in Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
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LifePoint Health Receives 2020-2021 Golisano Health Leadership Award from Special Olympics Tennessee
December 16, 2020Nashville, Tenn. – December 15, 2020 – Special Olympics Tennessee is honored to announce the selection of LifePoint Health, Bill Wilkerson Center, and Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians as Tennessee’s 2020-2021 Golisano Health Leadership Award honorees.
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Thousands of Top U.S. Hospitals Encourage Everyone to #MaskUp
November 19, 2020LifePoint Health Joins Top U.S. Hospitals to Encourage Everyone to #MaskUp 100 of the nation’s top health care systems, representing thousands of hospitals in communities across the U.S., have come together with an urgent plea for all Americans – mask up, because wearing a facemask is our best chance at slowing the surging COVID-19 pandemic now.
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LifePoint Health Honors Karl Ngoye with 2020 Companywide Mercy Award
November 10, 2020Brentwood, Tennessee (November 6, 2020) – LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, has named Karl Ngoye from Memorial Medical Center (MMC) in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the recipient of its 2020 companywide Mercy Award. Ngoye, who serves as a registered nurse in MMC’s intensive care unit (ICU), was honored for the compassionate care he provides to patients and for his extensive volunteer work with vulnerable and at-risk youth.
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LifePoint Health Business Services Center to Transition Operations to R1 RCM
October 28, 2020Johnstown, PA (October 28, 2020) – LifePoint Health, owner and operator of the LifePoint Health Business Services Center (BSC) in Johnstown, PA, has entered into a new revenue cycle management (RCM) agreement with R1 RCM, a leader in technology-enabled RCM services for healthcare providers. The agreement between LifePoint and R1 is designed to enhance patient experience and streamline operations to meet the evolving needs of the health system now and into the future for the communities LifePoint serves.
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LifePoint Health and R1 RCM Announce Partnership to Deliver Revenue Cycle Excellence and Enhance Patient Experience
October 28, 2020BRENTWOOD, TN and CHICAGO – October 28, 2020 – R1 RCM Inc. (NASDAQ:RCM), a leader in technology-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) services to healthcare providers, and LifePoint Health, a national network of hospitals, post-acute services, outpatient centers and providers in more than 80 locations, have entered into a new revenue cycle management agreement that will make R1 the exclusive revenue cycle management partner for more than one-third of LifePoint hospitals. The comprehensive partnership is designed to enhance patient experience and streamline operations to meet the evolving needs of the health system now and into the future for the communities LifePoint serves.
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Rick Wallace Named CEO of Western Plains Medical Complex
October 20, 2020Dodge City, Kansas (October 20, 2020) – Western Plains Medical Complex (WPMC) announced today that Rick Wallace has been named chief executive officer (CEO), effective November 2. A 30-year healthcare veteran, Wallace replaces Jerry Dooley, who has been serving as interim CEO since June.
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