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Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Adds Oncology Navigation Program
December 08, 2021Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital has announced a new oncology navigation program at its Cancer Treatment Center. The program is designed to support patients during their cancer journey, with information, clinical support, and hospital and community resources.
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Bourbon Community Hospital Adds 3D Mammography Services
December 08, 2021Paris, Kentucky (December 7, 2021) – Bourbon Community Hospital announced today the addition of 3D mammography services to improve the detection of breast cancer. The advanced technology of a 3D mammogram captures images of the breast from multiple angles to ensure a more complete and accurate scan. This allows for earlier and more effective detection of breast cancer and helps reduce the number of return visits caused by false positives.
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UP Health System-Marquette Earns Cardiac Care Award
December 03, 2021UP Health System-Marquette has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2021. The hospital is one of only 132 hospitals in the country to receive the award, which recognizes UPHS-Marquette’s high quality heart care.
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John Whiteside Named CEO of SageWest Health Care
November 22, 2021Fremont County, Wyo. (November 10, 2021) – SageWest Health Care announced that John Whiteside has been named chief executive officer (CEO), effective December 6.
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LifePoint Health Launches 25m Health, a Nashville-based Healthtech Venture Studio with 25madison, as part of 'LifePoint Forward' Innovation Strategy
November 16, 2021Brentwood, Tenn. (November 16, 2021) – LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, has announced a joint venture with New York-based venture studio 25madison and Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO) that will be seeded initially with $20 million to launch a first-of-its-kind healthtech startup incubator in Nashville, called 25m Health. The venture studio will be the central innovation engine for building new companies that bring innovative ideas and solutions to fruition for LifePoint communities and beyond.
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Bluegrass and Bourbon Community Hospitals Join UK Gill Heart & Vascular Institute Network
November 15, 2021Bluegrass Community Hospital and Bourbon Community Hospital have joined the University of Kentucky Gill Heart & Vascular Institute Network. The collaboration will provide access to the network’s resources and expertise and enhance the high quality heart care available in the Paris and Versailles communities.
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Shaun Phillips Named CEO of Canyon Vista Medical Center
November 10, 2021Sierra Vista, Arizona (November 3, 2021) – Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) today announced that Shaun Phillips has been named its new chief executive officer (CEO). Phillips comes to CVMC from Havasu Regional Medical Center (HRMC) in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where he has served as chief operating officer (COO) since August 2020. His first day at CVMC will be December 6.
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LifePoint Health Names Charles Wang Chief of Staff
November 09, 2021Brentwood, Tenn. (November 9, 2021) – LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, today announced the appointment of Charles Wang to the role of chief of staff.
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LifePoint Health and Kindred Healthcare to Launch New Company ScionHealth
October 26, 2021BRENTWOOD, Tenn. and LOUISVILLE, Ky. – (October 26, 2021) – LifePoint Health and Kindred Healthcare today announced plans to establish a new healthcare company operating under the name ScionHealth upon closing of their previously announced transaction.
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Loyal Introduces Innovative Multi-Experience Platform; Establishes Five-Year Partnership with LifePoint Health
October 25, 2021ATLANTA, GA (October 25, 2021) - Loyal announced today a major expansion to its existing suite of patient experience technology solutions: a new platform that provides every patient with individualized guidance to get connected with the best care, combining consumer insights with healthcare systems’ operational capabilities and workflows.
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Carolyn Sparks Named CEO of HighPoint Health System's Riverview and Trousdale Facilities
October 19, 2021Gallatin, Tennessee (October 19, 2021) – HighPoint Health System today announced that Carolyn Sparks has been named as permanent chief executive officer (CEO) of its Riverview and Trousdale facilities. She has served as interim CEO since July.
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St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Names Ed Freysinger Chief Executive Officer
October 12, 2021LEWISTON, IDAHO – St. Joseph Regional Medical Center (St. Joe’s) announced today that Ed Freysinger, MHSA, has been named chief executive officer (CEO), effective November 3, 2021. Freysinger replaces Jerry Dooley, who has served as interim CEO since June.
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Brian Springate Named CEO of Andalusia Health
October 11, 2021Andalusia, Alabama (October 11, 2021) – Andalusia Health today announced that Brian Springate has been named as permanent chief executive officer (CEO). He has served as the hospital’s interim CEO since June.
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LifePoint Health Honors Jessica Smith with 2021 Companywide Mercy Award
September 10, 2021Brentwood, Tennessee (September 10, 2021) – LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, has named Jessica Smith from Southern Tennessee Regional Health System in Pulaski, Tennessee (STRHS-Pulaski), the recipient of its 2021 companywide Mercy Award. Smith, who serves as a respiratory therapist at STRHS-Pulaski, was honored for her tireless dedication to compassionate care and the extraordinary grace and mercy she has extended to COVID-19 patients throughout the pandemic.
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Havasu Regional Medical Center Establishes ASU Havasu Nursing Scholarship
August 26, 2021Havasu Regional Medical Center recently made a $25,000 donation to Arizona State University Havasu to help establish the Havasu Regional Medical Center Nursing Scholarship for local nursing students.
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St. Francis-Emory Healthcare Named Level 1 Emergency Cardiac Care Center
August 26, 2021St. Francis-Emory Healthcare has been named a Level 1 Emergency Cardiac Care Center (ECCC) by the Georgia Department of Public Health Office of EMS and Trauma for its excellence in emergency heart care.
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Central Carolina Hospital Names Chris Fensterle CEO
August 18, 2021Sanford, 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).
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Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Hosts COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for Area Students
August 12, 2021Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (LCRH) recently hosted a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Pulaski County High School for area students age 12 and older and school staff, to help promote a safe learning environment for the new school year. The clinic was conducted as part of LCRH's Schoolhouse Mobile Care initiative.
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Clark Memorial Health Breaks Ground on $17.2 Million Outpatient Care Center
August 11, 2021Jeffersonville, Indiana – On August 11, Clark Memorial Health (CMH) in collaboration with Norton Healthcare and LifePoint Health, ceremoniously broke ground on a new outpatient care center in Jeffersonville, Indiana. A small group of leaders from the hospital, Norton Healthcare and LifePoint gathered to celebrate the first dig marking the beginning of construction for the facility, made possible by a $17.2 million investment from LifePoint Health.
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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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