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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950144-01-507452
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20011001
ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits
ITEM INFORMATION:
FILED AS OF DATE: 20011002
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001074772
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-GENERAL MEDICAL & SURGICAL HOSPITALS, NEC [8062]
IRS NUMBER: 522165845
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 8-K
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-29818
FILM NUMBER: 1750661
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 103 POWELL COURT
STREET 2: SUITE 200
CITY: BRENTWOOD
STATE: TN
ZIP: 37027
BUSINESS PHONE: 6153728500
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 4525 HARDING RD
CITY: NASHVILLE
STATE: TN
ZIP: 37205
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS LLC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981207
8-K
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LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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):
October 2, 2001 (October 1, 2001)
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LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-29818 52-2165845
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(State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification
Incorporation) Number)
103 Powell Court, Suite 200
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(615) 372-8500
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Exhibit Index located on Page 4
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
None required
(b) Pro forma financial information.
None required
(c) Exhibits.
99 Copy of press release regarding the Company's acquisition
of Athens Regional Medical Center.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release on October 1, 2001. The press release announced that the
Company, through a subsidiary, acquired Athens Regional Medical
Center. See the press release attached as Exhibit 99.
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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
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William F. Carpenter III
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
Date: October 2, 2001
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS
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99 Copy of press release regarding the Company's acquisition of Athens
Regional Medical Center, located in Athens, Tennessee.
EX-99
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PRESS RELEASE
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EXHIBIT 99
LIFEPOINT
HOSPITALS, INC.
CONTACT: PENNY L. BRAKE
DIRECTOR, FINANCE
(615) 372-8532
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS ACQUIRES
ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
BRENTWOOD, Tennessee (October 1, 2001) - LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:
LPNT) today announced the acquisition of Athens Regional Medical Center, located
in Athens, Tennessee, from HCA, Inc.
Ken Donahey, chairman and chief executive officer of LifePoint
Hospitals, said, "Having previously worked with Athens Regional Medical Center,
we are very familiar with the medical staff's commitment to excellence and the
wide array of quality healthcare services provided to the community, including
emergency room services, pulmonary care, cardiology and obstetrics. We look
forward to working with the medical staff and management of Athens Regional
Medical Center to build on the solid foundation that has been laid. We will
continue to focus on the needs of the hospital and the community."
Athens Regional Medical Center is a 118-bed, acute care facility that
serves the rural population between Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tennessee. The
facility is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations.
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. operates 22 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
employees.
The above statements include forward-looking statements based on
current management expectations. Numerous factors exist which may cause results
to differ from these expectations. Many of the factors that will determine the
Company's future results are beyond the ability of the Company to control or
predict. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties relating to the
Company, including without limitation, (i) possible changes in reimbursement to
healthcare providers and insurers that may reduce payments; (ii) its ability to
attract and retain qualified management and personnel, including physicians;
(iii) the geographic concentration of the Company's operations; (iv) risks
associated with the Company's acquisition and disposition strategies; (v) the
regulated nature of the healthcare industry; (vi) the highly competitive nature
of the healthcare business; (vii) the potential adverse impact of government
investigations and litigation involving the business practices of HCA (to the
extent relating to periods prior to the Company's formation); and (viii) those
risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Therefore, the Company's actual results
may differ materially. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
All references to "Company" and "LifePoint" as used throughout this
document refer to LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. and its affiliates.