LifePoint Hospitals Company Description
Folks who get sick in the country but are sick of the city can go to one of LifePoint's hospitals. The company, a spinoff of hospital giant HCA, operates some 50 hospitals (with about 6,000 total beds) that are located in non-urban areas where they are, in most cases, the only available acute care facilities. LifePoint's hospitals are located in 17 states, with the heaviest concentrations in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Virginia. The company participates in the HealthTrust Purchasing Group, a group purchasing organization that negotiates competitive contracts on medical supplies and equipment.
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