Type Public CEO William F. Carpenter III Founded 1997 | Industry Health - Hospitals Number of employees 46,000 | |
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Traded as NASDAQ: LPNT
S&P 400 Component Key people William F. Carpenter III ( Chief Executive Officer and Chairman)
David M. Dill ( Chief Operating Officer, President)
Leif M. Murphy ( Chief Financial Officer) John P. Bumpus ( Chief Administrative Officer)
Paul D. Gilbert ( Chief Legal Officer) (Dec 31, 2012) Services healthcare services close to home Website www.lifepointhospitals.com Stock price LPNT (NASDAQ) US$ 62.10 -0.50 (-0.80%)16 Mar, 4:00 PM GMT-4 - Disclaimer Headquarters Brentwood, Tennessee, United States Revenue 6 billion USD (Jan 6, 2017) Subsidiaries Conemaugh Health System | ||
Introducing lifepoint health
LifePoint Health (NASDAQ:LPNT) is a company that provides healthcare services in growing regions, rural communities and small towns. It was established in 1997 and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. As of January 6, 2017, it operated 72 hospital campuses in 22 states with more than $6 billion in revenues. In 2011, the company was included in the Hospital Engagement Network by the Department of Health and Human Services, being the only private organization in the country.
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Operations
In February 2014, LifePoint Health opened its new hospital support center in Brentwood.
In December 2013, Portage Health and LifePoint Health reached a joint venture agreement to share ownership and operation of Portage Health, with about $40 million to fund a charitable foundation.
In June 2013, LifePoint Health completed the acquisition of the Bell Hospital.
LifePoint’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Lanny Copeland, won the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives by Modern Healthcare and Modern Physician magazines in the year of 2009, 2010 and 2011.
In May 2011, DLP Healthcare, LLC, a joint venture of Duke University Health System and LifePoint Hospitals completed the acquisition of MedCath Partners, LLC.
In January, 2011, the Company formed a joint venture with Duke University Health System (Duke). In 2005, Historic LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. merged with Province Healthcare Company to form the new public company, LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. In 2015 LifePoint Hospitals Inc. changed its name to LifePoint Health, it also referejced.
Products & Services
All the physicians in the Company’s hospitals are licensed physicians. The services provided by the company’s hospitals include inpatient services, like general surgery, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, and pediatric services; and also outpatient services, like same-day surgery, X-ray, respiratory therapy.
Awards
In November 2013, fifteen LifePoint Health hospitals were considered Top Performers in Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission. Eleven of LifePoint's hospitals were Top Performers in 2012.
On the list of “100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare, Jackson Purchase Medical Center was ranked fifty-fifth in 2010 and seventieth in 2009