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Northeast Georgia Health System and Lifepoint Rehabilitation Celebrate Opening of Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute

June 3, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (June 3, 2025) – This week, Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, celebrated the opening of Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute, a free-standing, 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Gainesville on Limestone Parkway. Northeast Georgia Health System and Lifepoint Rehabilitation leaders cut ribbon “This...

Rutherford Regional Health System Names Sudandra Ratnasamy as New CEO

May 28, 2025

Rutherford Regional Health System, a Duke LifePoint facility, has announced the appointment of Sudandra Ratnasamy as its new chief executive officer, effective June 23.

David Brash Named Chief Executive Officer of Raleigh General Hospital

May 23, 2025

Raleigh General Hospital has appointed David Brash as chief executive officer (CEO), effective July 7.

Lifepoint Health Publishes 2024 Community Benefit Report

May 22, 2025

Organization contributed nearly $6.3 billion in total economic impact in communities nationwide

Vicki Parks Named Chief Executive Officer of Spring View Hospital

May 21, 2025

Vicki Parks has been named CEO of Spring View Hospital, effective July 7. She brings over 25 years of healthcare leadership experience and most recently served as CEO of Wythe County Community Hospital in Virginia. Parks is known for strengthening care access, quality, and community engagement.

Lifepoint Rehabilitation breaks ground on new rehabilitation hospital in Milwaukee

May 14, 2025

Lifepoint Rehabilitation has officially broken ground on a planned 58,000-square-foot rehabilitation hospital in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The new 40-bed rehabilitation hospital will be specially designed to create a therapeutic environment for patients and will be outfitted with leading-edge amenities and adaptive units, including a brain injury unit, multidisciplinary therapy gymnasiums, a...

Lifepoint Health Facilities Earn “A” Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group

May 1, 2025

Eighteen Lifepoint Health hospitals achieved an "A" Hospital Safety Grade for Spring 2025 from The Leapfrog Group, a respected nonprofit organization setting high standards for patient care excellence. Leapfrog evaluates general hospitals nationwide, assigning grades (A, B, C, D, or F) based on more than 20 performance measures, reflecting areas such as errors,...

Ascension Saint Thomas, Lifepoint Rehabilitation receive state approval for construction of new rehabilitation hospital in Murfreesboro

April 25, 2025

Ascension Saint Thomas and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, are excited to announce that they have received state regulatory approval of a Certificate of Need to construct a new 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Murfreesboro. The new hospital will be located on Kennedy Drive, adjacent to the Ascension...

Haywood Regional Medical Center Announces New Chief Executive Officer, Market President

April 24, 2025

Haywood Regional Medical Center (HRMC), a Duke LifePoint facility, announced today the appointment of Sue Shugart as chief executive officer, effective May 26. Shugart will also serve as market president for the HRMC, Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva and Swain Community Hospital in Bryson City, leading operations and strategic alignment...

Community Health Network and Lifepoint Behavioral Health Announce New Behavioral Health Hospital in Westfield

April 16, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (April 16, 2025) — Community Health Network and Lifepoint Behavioral Health, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, announced the intended location for one of their new behavioral health hospitals as part of their joint venture partnership. Announced earlier this year, the partnership was created for the purpose of expanding...