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North Alabama Medical Center Breaks Ground on $13.6 Million Cancer Center
September 21, 2020Florence, AL – On September 18, North Alabama Medical Center (NAMC), part of LifePoint Health, ceremoniously broke ground on a new cancer center that will be added to its main campus in Florence, Alabama. A small group of leaders from the hospital and LifePoint gathered to celebrate the first dig marking the beginning of construction for Northwest Alabama Cancer Care, LLC. The facility is made possible by a $13.6 million investment from LifePoint Health.
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Greg Caples Named CEO of Haywood Regional Medical Center
September 15, 2020Haywood 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.
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Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Receives Stroke Care Award
August 31, 2020Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, in Somerset, Kentucky, has received the Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association.
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SageWest Health Care Earns A+ Grade in Lown Institute Hospital Rankings
August 28, 2020SageWest Health Care, in Lander and Riverton Wyoming, has received an A+ overall grade in recent hospital rankings from the Lown Institute - the only Wyoming hospital to achieve that ranking in the institute's rankings, whose determinants include patient outcomes, care measurements and civic leadership.
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Tommy Haggard Named CEO of Bourbon Community Hospital
July 31, 2020Bourbon Community Hospital today announced that Tommy Haggard has been named its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective August 24, 2020. Haggard joins Bourbon Community Hospital from Bluegrass Community Hospital in Versailles, Kentucky, where he has served as CEO since 2010. He replaces Mike Poore, who has been serving as interim CEO of the facility.
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Five LifePoint Facilities Named to Best Maternity Hospitals List
July 22, 2020Five LifePoint Health facilities have been named to a national list of Best Maternity Hospitals by Newsweek and The Leapfrog Group.
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Andrea Cleeton Named Vice Chair of Leadership Health Care Board
July 14, 2020Andrea Cleeton, vice president, operations improvement for LifePoint Health, has been named vice chair of the board of directors for Leadership Health Care, an initiative of the Nashville Health Care Council.
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LifePoint Health President and CEO David Dill Discusses COVID-19 Impact in NHCC 'Health Care Brass Tacks' Series
July 01, 2020LifePoint President and Chief Executive Officer David Dill was recently featured on "Health Care Brass Tacks," a virtual series from the Nashville Health Care Council, where industry leaders share their perspectives on the current pandemic and its impact on healthcare.
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Reflecting on Recent Events: A Message from LifePoint Health President and CEO David Dill
June 03, 2020LifePoint family, My heart and mind are heavy as I write this and reflect on the loss of human life, including the recent death of George Floyd and many others, and the response to these tragedies over the last several days. It is difficult to comprehend – and I know that I will never fully understand the pain that so many people, including many of you, have experienced. But I want to share a simple message – you are valued.
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Matt Smith Named CEO of Clark Regional Medical Center
May 22, 2020Clark Regional Medical Center (CRMC) today announced that veteran administrator Matt Smith has accepted the position of chief executive officer (CEO). Smith has been serving as CEO of Bourbon Community Hospital in Paris, Kentucky since 2017 and formerly held the post of chief operating officer (COO) at CRMC.
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Reba Celsor Named CEO of Spring View Hospital
May 14, 2020Spring View Hospital today announced that veteran hospital administrator Reba Celsor will join its team as chief executive officer (CEO), effective June 8, 2020. Celsor comes to Spring View from West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital, where she has served as CEO since 2015. She replaces Jerry Dooley, who has served as interim CEO of Spring View since February.
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Rod Harkleroad Named CEO of Frye Regional Medical Center
May 08, 2020Frye 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.
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Scott Smith Named Market CEO of National Park Medical Center and Saline Memorial Hospital
May 08, 2020National Park Medical Center (NPMC) today announced that Scott Smith will join its team as chief executive officer (CEO), effective May 25. In addition to this position, Smith will also assume the expanded leadership role of market CEO, in which he will have oversight over both NPMC and Saline Memorial Hospital (SMH), another LifePoint Health facility located in Benton, Arkansas. SMH CEO Michael Stewart will continue to manage the daily operations of that facility and its affiliated assets, and report directly to Smith.
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Robert Rupp Named CEO of Parkview Regional Hospital and Ennis Regional Medical Center
May 01, 2020Parkview Regional Hospital (PRH) and Ennis Regional Medical Center (ERMC) today announced that Robert Rupp has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of both facilities, effective May 4, 2020. He replaces Bob Honeycutt who has transitioned to another hospital within the LifePoint Health network.
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Lorinda Bergen Named CEO of Willamette Valley Medical Center
April 23, 2020Willamette Valley Medical Center (WVMC) announced that Lori Bergen has been named its new chief executive officer (CEO). Bergen comes to WVMC from Providence Newberg Medical Center (PNMC) in Providence, Oregon, where she has served as CEO since 2012. She will replace interim CEO, Mark Nichols, effective May 4, 2020.
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Wes Taylor Named CEO of Ashley Regional Medical Center
April 23, 2020Ashley Regional Medical Center (ARMC) announced that Wesley Taylor has been named its new chief executive officer (CEO). Taylor comes to ARMC from Havasu Regional Medical Center (HRMC) in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where he has served as chief operating officer (COO) since 2017. His first day at ARMC will be April 30, 2020.
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Bob Honeycutt Named CEO of Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center
March 31, 2020Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center today announced that Robert “Bob” Honeycutt will join its team as chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 27. Honeycutt joins Saint Mary’s from Ennis Regional Medical Center (ERMC) in Ennis, Texas, and Parkview Regional Hospital (PRH) in Mexia, Texas, where he has served as CEO since 2017. He will replace Scott Bailey, chief operating officer (COO) of Saint Mary’s, who has been serving as interim CEO.
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LifePoint Health Partnership with Second Harvest Featured on Local News Station
March 23, 2020LifePoint Health Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christopher Rehm appeared recently on Nashville station WKRN News 2 to talk about the essential connection between nutrition and good health, and how LifePoint is partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee to fight food insecurity in Middle Tennessee.
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LifePoint Health Announces Final Results of Tender Offer and Its Consent Solicitation for LifePoint Health's 8.25% Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 and 11.5% Senior Notes Due 2024
March 09, 2020LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier® (the “Company”), announced today final results with respect to the Company’s previously announced tender offer to purchase for cash (the “Tender Offer”) any and all of its outstanding (i) 8.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Senior Notes”) and (ii) 11.5% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Senior Notes” and, together with the 2023 Senior Notes, the “Notes” and each, a “Series of Notes” or “Series”) and related consent solicitation (the “Consent Solicitation”).
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Prisma Health to Acquire KershawHealth and Providence Health
March 05, 2020Prisma Health and LifePoint Health® today announced that they have signed an agreement for Prisma Health–Midlands to acquire KershawHealth in Camden, SC, and Providence Health in Columbia, SC. The addition of KershawHealth and Providence will provide Prisma Health–Midlands new opportunities to advance the delivery of accessible high-quality care in communities across the regions it serves.
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