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LifePoint Health Names Dr. Christopher Rehm Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
March 04, 2020LifePoint 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, 2020LifePoint 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, 2020Fauquier 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, 2020LifePoint 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, 2020LifePoint 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, 2020he 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, 2020LifePoint 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, 2020LifePoint 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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SageWest Health Care Begins Construction of Mobile Cardiac Catheterization Lab
January 28, 2020SageWest Health Care today announced that it began construction on a new cardiac catheterization (cath) lab to further enhance the heart health of the Fremont County community and surrounding areas. The project is funded by a more than $1 million investment from LifePoint Health and is anticipated to be completed in April 2020.
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Melody Trimble Named Chief Executive Officer of St. Francis Hospital
January 27, 2020St. Francis Hospital announced today that Melody Trimble has been named chief executive officer (CEO), effective February 10. Trimble replaces Jerry Dooley, who has been serving as interim CEO while the hospital conducted a search to find its next permanent leader.
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LifePoint Health Names Lisa Estrada Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
January 23, 2020LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, today announced that Lisa Estrada has been appointed senior vice president and chief compliance officer for the organization, effective January 6. Estrada replaces Reggie Hill, who retired earlier this month.
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Conemaugh Health System Opens Somerset Outpatient Center
January 14, 2020Conemaugh Health System welcomed community leaders, elected officials, healthcare providers, and supporters for a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the new Conemaugh Somerset Outpatient Center. The new 16,000 square-foot facility is located at 1291 North Center Avenue, Somerset, and will offer outpatient services for patients beginning Monday, January 13, 2020.
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St. Francis Hospital Joins Newly Formed Joint Venture Created by Emory Healthcare and LifePoint Health
January 08, 2020Emory Healthcare and LifePoint Health today announced that they have formed a joint venture to enhance access to, and delivery of high-quality, cost-effective care; improve the health of residents in Columbus, Ga., and surrounding communities; and strengthen the regional benefits of Emory’s health care expertise close to home. St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, which LifePoint has owned since 2016, will now be the first facility owned by the joint venture.
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Southwestern Medical Center Named Oklahoma Top Workplace
January 07, 2020Southwestern Medical Center (SWC), in Lawton, Oklahoma, has been named an Oklahoma Top Workplace for 2019 by The Oklahoman. This marks the hospital's seventh year in a row to be named to the list of Oklahoma Top Workplaces.
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Tim Trottier Named Chief Executive Officer of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center
January 06, 2020St. Joseph Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) announced today that Tim Trottier has been named chief executive officer (CEO), effective January 13. Trottier replaces Mike Poore, who has been serving as interim CEO while the hospital conducted a search to find its next permanent leader.
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LifePoint Health President and CEO David Dill Named to 2019 Most Influential People in Healthcare List
December 10, 2019LifePoint Health President and Chief Executive Officer David Dill has been named to Modern Healthcare's 2019 listing of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.
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LHC Group and LifePoint Health Expand Partnership with Acquisition in Arkansas
December 09, 2019LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG) and LifePoint Health announced a further expansion of their joint venture (JV) partnership with an agreement to add two additional locations – a home health provider and a hospice provider – in Bryant, Ark., that are associated with LifePoint’s Saline Memorial Hospital.
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Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Earns Hero Award for Stroke Care
December 05, 2019Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (LCRH), a LifePoint Health facility in Somerset, Kentucky, was recently honored by the Norton Healthcare/UK Health Care - Stroke Care Network with a Hero Award for its efforts to enhance stroke care for the hospital's patients.
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Modern Healthcare Op-Ed from LifePoint and LHC Leaders Showcases Partnership Success
December 02, 2019A recent op-ed written by LifePoint President and CEO David Dill and LHC Group Chairman and CEO Keith Myers highlights the success of the joint venture partnership between the two companies in being able to adapt to a rapidly changing industry environment and enhance the home health and hospice care available in communities nationwide.
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Logan Regional Medical Center Reopens 'Kid-Friendly' Pediatrics Center
November 26, 2019Logan Regional Medical Center, in Logan, West Virginia, celebrated the reopening of its pediatrics center earlier this week. The center now features hallways and patient rooms decorated with beloved Disney and Pixar characters, a wagon for children to ride and games and crafts to help ease the stress that can often be experienced during a hospital stay.
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