LifePoint Hospitals news and information

LifeCare Holdings, Plano, Texas, is facing the possibility of a sale or restructuring as it races against a 45-day clock to find a solution to its high debt levels.
FULL STORY »

Duke LifePoint Healthcare's $483 million acquisition of not-for-profit, 275-bed Marquette (Mich.) General Health System has been finalized, according to a news release.
FULL STORY »

Catholic Health Initiatives, the nation's second-largest Catholic health system, will invest as much as $200 million through a newly created venture capital group.
FULL STORY »

Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, has named Dr. Patrick Battey, the chairman of its board of directors, interim CEO. Battey, a vascular surgeon, will take over the CEO duties of R. Timothy Stack, who died July 30. In addition to his role as chairman, Battey, whose age was unavailable, has...
FULL STORY »

Recent changes to how hospitals must report uncompensated care have resulted in more accurate reporting of net revenue and more comparability among companies, according to a Fitch Ratings report. The report was reviewing a new rule from the Federal Accounting Standards Board, effective for fiscal...
FULL STORY »

Both hospitals that make up St. Catherine Healthcare, Ashland, Pa., have now filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as St. Catherine Regional Hospital of Indiana filed its papers earlier this week.
FULL STORY »

Recent changes to how hospitals must report uncompensated care have resulted in more accurate reporting of net revenue and more comparability among companies, according to a Fitch Ratings report.
FULL STORY »

LifePoint Hospitals, Brentwood, Tenn., has signed an agreement to buy Woods Memorial Hospital, Etowah, Tenn.
FULL STORY »

The new joint venture formed by Norton Healthcare and LifePoint Hospitals is in the process of leasing 25-bed Scott Memorial Hospital in Scottsburg, Ind., according to a news release.
FULL STORY »

Rural hospitals are increasing their use of sophisticated medical technology to meet the needs of the community and to prevent patients from going outside of the community for care, experts say.
FULL STORY »