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):

April 23, 2002 (April 22, 2002)

LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	0-29818	52-2165845
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification 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)

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Exhibit Index located on Page 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRESS RELEASE

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 issued by the Company on April 22, 2002.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on April 22, 2002 announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. 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
			William F. Carpenter III
			Senior Vice President and
			General Counsel
Date: April 23, 2002

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description of Exhibits
99	LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on April 22, 2002 announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. See the press release attached as Exhibit 99.

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