-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CINnCLvN+vVfCZ4+HEARBf7xJCE35aXCFkL6/C6VFXKVq1XZogMabwcId0BgTRQ1 gN5IwjN2SFvO5JqASIC9Mw== 0000950144-01-000591.txt : 20010123 0000950144-01-000591.hdr.sgml : 20010123 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950144-01-000591 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20001220 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20010109 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001074772 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HOSPITAL & MEDICAL SERVICE PLANS [6324] IRS NUMBER: 522165845 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-29818 FILM NUMBER: 1503996 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 103 POWELL COURT STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: BRENTWOOD STATE: TN ZIP: 37027 BUSINESS PHONE: 6153728500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 103 POWELL COURT STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: BRENTWOOD STATE: TN ZIP: 37027 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981207 8-K 1 g66342e8-k.txt LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC 1 =============================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------------ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 9, 2001 (December 20, 2000) ------------------------------------------------- LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC. ------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 0-29818 52-2165845 ------------ --------------- ------------------ (State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer Jurisdiction of Number) Identification Incorporation) Number) 103 Powell Court, Suite 200 Brentwood, Tennessee 37027 -------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (615) 372-8500 -------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not applicable -------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) =============================================================================== Page 1 of 4 pages Exhibit Index located on Page 4 2 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired. None required (b) Pro forma financial information. None required (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Copy of the press release, dated December 20, 2000, relating to the signing of the Corporate Integrity Agreement. 99.2 Copy of the press release, dated January 5, 2001, relating to the opening of Bluegrass Community Hospital. ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. On December 20, 2000, LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (the "Company") signed a Corporate Integrity Agreement with the United States Department of Health and Human Services that formalizes a comprehensive program that the Company implemented when it was formed to ensure and monitor compliance of the Company and its subsidiaries with the healthcare programs sponsored by the federal government. A copy of the press release announcing the signing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference. Effective January 2, 2001, the Company opened Bluegrass Community Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital located in Versailles, Kentucky. The hospital will operate under a two-year master lease agreement with renewal options. A copy of the press release announcing the opening is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference. On Tuesday, January 9, 2001, James M. Fleetwood, Jr., the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will be speaking at 11:00 a.m. pacific standard time at the J.P. Morgan H & Q 19th Annual Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California. Mr. Fleetwood's remarks will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet. The listen-only web-simulcast of the conference is available to the public at the website www.jpmhq.com/events. You may access the registration page for the web-simulcast through the Company's website www.lifepointhospitals.com. Listeners should go to the website well in advance of the time of Mr. Fleetwood's remarks to register for the conference and to download and install any necessary audio software. There is no charge to access the web-simulcast. 2 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC. By: /s/ William F. Carpenter III -------------------------------------- William F. Carpenter III Senior Vice President and General Counsel Date: January 9, 2001 4 EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS - ------ ----------------------- 99.1 Copy of the press release, dated December 20, 2000, relating to the signing of the Corporate Integrity Agreement. 99.2 Copy of the press release, dated January 5, 2001, relating to the opening of Bluegrass Community Hospital.
EX-99.1 2 g66342ex99-1.txt COPY OF PRESS RELEASE 1 EXHIBIT 99.1 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 20, 6:31 PM EASTERN TIME PRESS RELEASE LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC. SIGNS "CORPORATE INTEGRITY AGREEMENT" AGREEMENT WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FORMALIZES ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE PROGRAM IN PLACE SINCE CREATION OF COMPANY NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 20, 2000-- LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (Nasdaq:LPNT - news) signed a "Corporate Integrity Agreement" (CIA) today with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that formalizes a comprehensive program that the Company implemented when it was formed to ensure and monitor compliance of the Company and its subsidiaries with the statutes, regulations and written directives of Medicare, Medicaid and all other federal healthcare programs. "While developing this agreement, a good working relationship has been established with the Department of Health and Human Services," said Todd Kerr, LifePoint Hospitals' Vice President of Audit and Compliance. "Since the inception of LifePoint Hospitals, we have worked diligently to build a compliance program based on the highest ethical standards. This agreement fits well with our existing compliance program and we are confident that we have the necessary measures in place to meet the requirements of the CIA." The CIA formalizes the organizational structure created by LifePoint Hospitals to ensure and monitor compliance with healthcare programs sponsored by the federal government. It outlines requirements for training programs, reporting guidelines and review procedures over the five-year term of the agreement. Signing the CIA is a result of legal issues raised during the late 1990s by the federal government concerning practices at HCA--The Healthcare Company, which was then Columbia/HCA. LifePoint Hospitals was "spun-off" from Columbia/HCA in May of 1999. At the time of the spin-off, Columbia/HCA indemnified LifePoint and its subsidiaries from any legal action that might occur in connection with the federal investigation of HCA. As part of the spin-off, LifePoint negotiated with the government with respect to the CIA. LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. was established in May of 1999 as a spin-off to the shareholders of HCA -- The Healthcare Company, the nation's largest hospital and healthcare system. LifePoint owns and operates 20 hospitals in non-urban areas. In most cases, the LifePoint facility is the only hospital in its community. LifePoint's non-urban operating strategy offers continued operational improvement by focusing on its five core values: delivering high quality patient care, supporting physicians, creating excellent workplaces for its employees, providing community value, and ensuring fiscal responsibility. Headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, LifePoint Hospitals is affiliated with over 6,000 professionals. - ---------------------------- Contact: LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Paula Hutson, 615/372-8500 EX-99.2 3 g66342ex99-2.txt PRESS RELEASE JAN 2, 2001 1 EXHIBIT 99.2 FRIDAY JANUARY 5, 5:49 PM EASTERN TIME PRESS RELEASE LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC. ANNOUNCES GRAND OPENING OF BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, VERSAILLES, KENTUCKY 25-BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL OPENED ON JANUARY 2, 2001 BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 5, 2001--LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT - news) announces the grand opening of Bluegrass Community Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital located in Versailles, Kentucky. The hospital will operate under a two-year master lease agreement with renewal options. The hospital opened to the public on January 2, 2001. "The opening of Bluegrass Community Hospital represents a major cooperative effort, with numerous community leaders, government officials, and local physicians who approached us about returning hospital services to Woodford and surrounding counties," said Kathy Scott, Hospital Administrator. "The community support has been overwhelming." Jim Fleetwood, Chairman and CEO of LifePoint, said, "The hospital is a strategic fit with our nearby Georgetown and Paris, Kentucky, facilities. We feel the operational synergies created between these facilities will further enhance the quality of health care available in the community." LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. owns and operates 21 hospitals in non-urban areas. In most cases, the LifePoint facility is the only hospital in its community. LifePoint's non-urban operating strategy offers continued operational improvement by focusing on its five core values: delivering high quality patient care, supporting physicians, creating excellent workplaces for its employees, providing community value, and ensuring fiscal responsibility. Headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, LifePoint Hospitals is affiliated with over 6,000 professionals. - ---------------------------- Contact: LifePoint Hospitals Inc., Brentwood Ken Donahey, 615/372-8533 www.lifepointhospitals.com -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----