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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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