News & Media
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Two Tennessee LifePoint Hospitals Recognized by NRHA
July 11, 2019The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) recently recognized Riverview Regional Medical Center (RRMC) in Carthage, Tennessee, and Trousdale Medical Center (TMC) in Hartsville, Tennessee, with “Best Practice” designations in Quality and Patient Satisfaction, respectively.
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Logan Memorial Hospital Celebrates ED Expansion
July 11, 2019Logan Memorial Hospital recently hosted a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its newly expanded and remodeled Emergency Room.
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LifePoint Joins the National Academy of Medicine in Countering the Opioid Epidemic
July 03, 2019WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced today that more than 100 organizations across the U.S. — including community organizations, hospital and medical systems, academia, nonprofits, and health professional societies — have joined NAM in declaring their commitment to reversing national trends in opioid misuse and overdose. …
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Dale Alward Named CEO of Sovah Health - Martinsville
June 26, 2019Sovah Health - Martinsville today announced that Dale F. Alward, FACHE, has been named its chief executive officer (CEO). Alward joins the hospital from Twin County Regional Healthcare, a Duke LifePoint Healthcare facility in Galax, Va., where he served as CEO for two years. Alward will replace Michael Erhat, who previously served as CEO.
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UP Health System–Portage Named Duke LifePoint Quality Affiliate
May 21, 2019UP Health System – Portage today announced that it has been named a Duke LifePoint Quality Affiliate. This designation recognizes hospitals within the LifePoint Health system that have enrolled in the LifePoint National Quality Program and succeeded in transforming their culture of safety and achieving high standards of quality care, performance improvement and patient engagement.
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Former LifePoint Chairman and CEO Bill Carpenter Receives NBJ 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award.
May 17, 2019Bill Carpenter, former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of LifePoint Health, received the Nashville Business Journal's 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award at a dinner in Nashville earlier this week.
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Sonny Terrill Named LifePoint Health Executive Vice President, Human Resources
April 23, 2019LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, today announced that Sonny Terrill has been appointed executive vice president, human resources for the organization.
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Rob Monical Named CEO of Lourdes Health
April 17, 2019Lourdes Health announced today that Robert Monical has been named chief executive officer (CEO) of the facility, which serves the Tri-Cities community of Pasco, Kennewick and Richland, Wash. Monical begins his new role April 29, 2019.
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John Ferrelli Named CEO of SageWest Health Care
April 16, 2019SageWest Health Care announced today that John Ferrelli has been named chief executive officer (CEO) of the two-hospital system. Ferrelli, a 30-year healthcare veteran, will replace retiring CEO Alan Daugherty, effective April 22, 2019.
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Elizabeth Jones Named CEO of Southwestern Medical Center
April 15, 2019Southwestern Medical Center (SWMC), part of LifePoint Health, today announced that Elizabeth Jones has been named chief executive officer (CEO), effective May 6. Jones comes to SWMC from Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (LCRH), another LifePoint Health facility in Somerset, Kentucky, where she served as chief operating officer (COO). Jones will replace Jerry Dooley, who has been serving as interim CEO.
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Aphreikah DuHaney-West Named CEO of Clark Regional Medical Center
April 11, 2019Clark Regional Medical Center (CRMC) today announced that Aphreikah DuHaney-West has been named chief executive officer (CEO), effective May 20. DuHaney-West comes to CRMC from Teche Regional Medical Center, another LifePoint Health facility in Morgan City, Louisiana, where she served as CEO.
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Haywood Regional Medical Center Earns Top Honor from LifePoint Health
March 20, 2019LifePoint Health recently awarded Haywood Regional Medical Center (HRMC) – a Duke LifePoint hospital – with its 2018 companywide High Five Award.
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LifePoint Facilities Recognized for Opioid Light ED Collaborative Pilot Participation
March 19, 2019Five LifePoint facilities were recognized at the Tennessee Hospital Association's (THA) Annual Medication Safety Summit on February 21 for their participation in the organization's Opioid Light ED Collaborative Pilot program.
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Five LifePoint Facilities Named to Top 100 Rural Hospitals and Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals Lists
March 19, 2019Five LifePoint Health facilities have beennamed to the 2019 lists of the top 100 rural and community hospitals by the National Rural Health Association's Rural Health Policy Institute and the Chartis Center for Rural Health.
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Carolina Pines Hosts 5K/10K to Fight Heart Disease
March 19, 2019Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center hosted the Jump Start Your Heart 5K, 10K and Fun Run Race on February 16 in Hartsville, South Carolina. All race proceeds will go toward purchasing home blood pressure reading devices for cardiovascular disease patients who cannot afford them on their own.
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LifePoint Health Names Mountain and Western Division Presidents
March 15, 2019LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, today announced that it has appointed Sandra Podley as Western Division president and Robert Wampler as Mountain Division president.
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Adam Martin Named CEO of Southern Tennessee Regional Health System-Lawrenceburg
March 11, 2019Southern Tennessee Regional Health System-Lawrenceburg (STRHS-Lawrenceburg), part of LifePoint Health, today announced that Adam Martin has been named chief executive officer (CEO), effective March 25.
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Ottumwa Regional Health Center Recognizes Employees for 2018 Volunteer Efforts
March 08, 2019Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa, Iowa held a reception for its employees in January to recognize their collective community volunteer efforts in 2018. The hospital's employees completed more than 6,500 volunteer hours serving a number a charities, schools and youth programs, and raised more than $4,000 for several community non-profits through monthly Jeans Days.
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Clinch Valley CEO Receives Award, LifePoint CMO Presents Keynote at Virginia Patient Safety Summit
March 08, 2019Virginia's healthcare community recently congregated in Richmond for the 2019 Virginia Patient Safety Summit, where LifePoint Health was well represented by two of its leaders. Peter Mulkey, chief executive officer (CEO) of Clinch Valley Health, was a recipient of the "Imagine a Virginia" Senior Leader Quality & Patient Safety Award, and Rusty Holman, LifePoint Health's chief medical officer delivered a keynote address on patient safety movement.
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Logan Memorial Hospital Receives Spirit United Award from United way of Southern Kentucky
March 08, 2019Logan Memorial Hospital recently received the Spirit United Award from United Way of Southern Kentucky (UWSK). The Spirit United Award, which was given at UWSK's LIVE UNITED Awards and Annual Meeting in January, recognizes an organization that embodies the United Way's LIVE UNITED spirit through year-round support of the organization's efforts to positively impact the communities of southern Kentucky.
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