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LifePoint Health Expands Compliance with New Leadership Positions
February 09, 2021LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, today announced the appointments of Ellen M. Hunt, JD and Michelle Rigby, CFE, CHC, to newly created leadership roles in the organization’s Ethics and Compliance Department.
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LifePoint Health Names Elmer Polite Eastern Division Chief Financial Officer
January 11, 2021Brentwood, TN (January 11, 2021) – LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier, today announced that Elmer Polite has been named chief financial officer of its Eastern Division of hospitals. In this role, Polite will oversee financial operations for 26 hospital campuses located in Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
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LifePoint Health Receives 2020-2021 Golisano Health Leadership Award from Special Olympics Tennessee
December 16, 2020Nashville, Tenn. – December 15, 2020 – Special Olympics Tennessee is honored to announce the selection of LifePoint Health, Bill Wilkerson Center, and Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians as Tennessee’s 2020-2021 Golisano Health Leadership Award honorees.
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Thousands of Top U.S. Hospitals Encourage Everyone to #MaskUp
November 19, 2020LifePoint Health Joins Top U.S. Hospitals to Encourage Everyone to #MaskUp 100 of the nation’s top health care systems, representing thousands of hospitals in communities across the U.S., have come together with an urgent plea for all Americans – mask up, because wearing a facemask is our best chance at slowing the surging COVID-19 pandemic now.
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LifePoint Health Honors Karl Ngoye with 2020 Companywide Mercy Award
November 10, 2020Brentwood, Tennessee (November 6, 2020) – LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, has named Karl Ngoye from Memorial Medical Center (MMC) in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the recipient of its 2020 companywide Mercy Award. Ngoye, who serves as a registered nurse in MMC’s intensive care unit (ICU), was honored for the compassionate care he provides to patients and for his extensive volunteer work with vulnerable and at-risk youth.
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LifePoint Health Business Services Center to Transition Operations to R1 RCM
October 28, 2020Johnstown, PA (October 28, 2020) – LifePoint Health, owner and operator of the LifePoint Health Business Services Center (BSC) in Johnstown, PA, has entered into a new revenue cycle management (RCM) agreement with R1 RCM, a leader in technology-enabled RCM services for healthcare providers. The agreement between LifePoint and R1 is designed to enhance patient experience and streamline operations to meet the evolving needs of the health system now and into the future for the communities LifePoint serves.
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LifePoint Health and R1 RCM Announce Partnership to Deliver Revenue Cycle Excellence and Enhance Patient Experience
October 28, 2020BRENTWOOD, TN and CHICAGO – October 28, 2020 – R1 RCM Inc. (NASDAQ:RCM), a leader in technology-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) services to healthcare providers, and LifePoint Health, a national network of hospitals, post-acute services, outpatient centers and providers in more than 80 locations, have entered into a new revenue cycle management agreement that will make R1 the exclusive revenue cycle management partner for more than one-third of LifePoint hospitals. The comprehensive partnership is designed to enhance patient experience and streamline operations to meet the evolving needs of the health system now and into the future for the communities LifePoint serves.
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Rick Wallace Named CEO of Western Plains Medical Complex
October 20, 2020Dodge City, Kansas (October 20, 2020) – Western Plains Medical Complex (WPMC) announced today that Rick Wallace has been named chief executive officer (CEO), effective November 2. A 30-year healthcare veteran, Wallace replaces Jerry Dooley, who has been serving as interim CEO since June.
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LifePoint Health Names Evan Keyser Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer
October 13, 2020LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, today announced that Evan Keyser has been appointed senior vice president and chief development officer for the organization, effective October 1. In this important role, Keyser will oversee LifePoint’s growth strategy and lead the overall development initiatives, strategic acquisitions and partnerships for the organization.
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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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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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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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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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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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