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  • Reflecting on Recent Events: A Message from LifePoint Health President and CEO David Dill

    June 03, 2020

    LifePoint 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, 2020

    Clark 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, 2020

    Spring 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, 2020

    Frye 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, 2020

    National 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, 2020

    Parkview 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, 2020

    Willamette 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, 2020

    Ashley 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, 2020

    Saint 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, 2020

    LifePoint 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, 2020

    LifePoint 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, 2020

    Prisma 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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  • LifePoint Health Names Dr. Christopher Rehm Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

    March 04, 2020

    LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, today announced that Dr. Christopher Rehm has been named senior vice president (SVP) and chief medical officer (CMO) for the organization, effective immediately. Rehm had been serving in the role as an interim leader since December.

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  • LifePoint Health, Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for LifePoint Health, Inc.'s 8.25% Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 and 11.5% Senior Notes Due 2024

    February 24, 2020

    LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier® (the “Company”), announced today preliminary 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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  • Fauquier Health Celebrates Opening of New Cancer Center with Ribbon-Cutting and Open House

    February 21, 2020

    Fauquier Health hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Thursday, February 20 to celebrate the opening of the hospital’s new Center for Cancer Care. Hospital leaders, physicians, community leaders and government officials attended the ribbon-cutting event to tour the new freestanding 25,640-square-foot center and learn about its new equipment and expanded services.

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  • LifePoint Health and Special Olympics Tennessee Launch Partnership to Make Communities Healthier

    February 17, 2020

    LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, and Special Olympics Tennessee have announced a three-year partnership to offer free health screening opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities throughout Tennessee. The partnership will provide free health screenings for vision, hearing, dental, sports physicals and adaptive coping skills to approximately 3,600 Special Olympics athletes across the state each year. Funding from LifePoint Health will result in 27 health screening events over the next three years.

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  • LifePoint Health Pharmacy Informatics Residency Program Receives Top Accreditation

    February 13, 2020

    LifePoint Health® today announced that its pharmacy informatics residency program – a collaboration between LifePoint and the Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences – has been awarded an eight-year accreditation by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). The accreditation is effective through 2027, representing the maximum timeframe a residency program can be accredited by the organization.

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  • St. Francis Hospital Hosts Emory Healthcare and LifePoint Health Leadership to Celebrate New Collaboration, Share Plans for the Future

    February 12, 2020

    he St. Francis Hospital team and leaders from Emory Healthcare, LifePoint Health, and the Columbus community gathered today to celebrate St. Francis becoming the first hospital to join the recently-formed joint venture between Emory Healthcare and LifePoint Health. At the community event held at St. Francis’ hospital campus, leaders discussed what St. Francis’ ownership change means for the hospital and the people it serves. The first phase of new branding for the facility and its clinics was also unveiled, reflecting the new collaboration.

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  • LifePoint Health Announces Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for 8.25% Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 and 11.5% Senior Notes Due 2024 and Termination of Previously Announced Asset Sale Offer

    February 07, 2020

    LifePoint Health® announced that it has launched a 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”).

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  • LifePoint Health Commences Offer to Purchase up to $91.5 million of 8.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2023

    February 03, 2020

    LifePoint Health has commenced an asset sale offer to purchase for cash up to $91.5 million of the Company’s outstanding 8.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2023, at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the settlement date.

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