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LifePoint's CoSE Survey Benefits for Culture of Safety Featured in Modern Healthcare
August 31, 2018LifePoint's CoSE employee survey and its role in creating a culture of safety was recently featured in Modern Healthcare.
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LifePoint Chairman and CEO Bill Carpenter Named to 2018 Most Influential People in Healthcare List
August 31, 2018LifePoint Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bill Carpenter was named to Modern Healthcare's 2018 Most Influential People in Healthcare list.
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Staff Survey on Culture Improves Patient Safety at LifePoint Health
August 20, 2018In 2012, LifePoint Health got serious about creating a culture of safety among its workforce. The year before, the Brentwood, Tenn.-based hospital chain was one of 26 providers selected by the CMS to reduce patient harm at their organization by 40% in three years as part of the Partnership for Patients Initiative. LifePoint leaders recognized that a vital way to achieve that lofty goal was to ensure staff members were engaged in the effort.
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LifePoint Health to Merge with RCCH HealthCare Partners
August 13, 2018LifePoint Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) ("LifePoint") and RCCH HealthCare Partners ("RCCH"), which is owned by certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Apollo"), today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. Upon closing of the transaction, LifePoint shareholders will receive $65.00 per share in cash for each share of LifePoint common stock they own, resulting in a LifePoint enterprise value of approximately $5.6 billion, including $2.9 billion of net debt and minority interest. The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 36% to LifePoint's closing share price on July 20, 2018, the last trading day prior to the announcement.
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Robert Parker Named CEO of Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
August 08, 2018(SOMERSET, Ky. – August 8, 2018) – Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (LCRH) announced today that Robert Parker has been named its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective August 27. Parker replaces Elizabeth Jones, who has been serving as interim CEO, in addition to her role as chief operating officer (COO), since March. Jones will continue serving as COO of the hospital.
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LifePoint Health Completes Sale of Three Louisiana Hospital Campuses
July 31, 2018LifePoint Health, Inc., (NASDAQ: LPNT) today announced the completion of a transaction with Allegiance Health Management (AHM) in which the Company sold its ownership interest in three Louisiana hospital campuses and associated assets: Mercy Regional Medical Center in Ville Platte, Acadian Medical Center (a campus of Mercy Regional) in Eunice, and Minden Medical Center in Minden.
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LifePoint CFO Mike Coggin Named to Becker's CFOs to Know List
July 27, 2018LifePoint Health Chief Financial Officer Mike Coggin was recently named to Becker's Hospital Review's recent list of hospital and health system CFOs to know.
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LifePoint National Quality Program Featured in Joint Commission Journal
July 20, 2018The 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.
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LifePoint Health Named Recipient of 2017 John M. Eisenberg Award for Innovation in Patient Safety
April 20, 2018The company's National Quality Program, created in partnership with Duke University Health System, was recognized for its success in improving safety culture and reducing harms in local communities.
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LifePoint Hospitals Becomes LifePoint Health
May 09, 2015LifePoint Hospitals® (NASDAQ: LPNT), a leading company focused on providing quality healthcare close to home, today announced that it is changing its name to LifePoint Health to reflect its evolution from a community hospital operator to a healthcare company addressing comprehensive needs across the continuum of care. This change coincides with the company’s 16th anniversary.
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LifePoint, Duke to build hospital network
February 01, 2011LifePoint Health has formed a joint venture with Duke University Health System to assemble a network of hospitals in the North Carolina region.
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