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Last week, Lifepoint and PeaceHealth officially broke ground on an inpatient rehabilitation hospital to be located near International Way in Springfield, Oregon. The stand-alone 66,000-square-foot building will feature the region’s first traumatic brain injury unit and increase capacity over PeaceHealth and Lifepoint Rehabilitation’s current 27-bed unit at nearby PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. Read more about this announcement: https://bit.ly/41NOtJd

Aaron Lewis, Lifepoint’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, recently shared his insights with Becker’s Hospital Review about workforce recruitment and retention challenges that are impacting the healthcare industry. Click the link to read the full interview: https://bit.ly/41Rw91A Aaron was also featured on the Becker’s CFO + Revenue Cycle podcast. During this episode, Aaron discussed his transition from investment banking to healthcare, key industry trends shaping the future and Lifepoint's strategic focus on workforce development, AI-driven advancements and behavioral health expansion. Click the link to listen to this episode: https://apple.co/3R6iuPc

Richard "Cole" Stockton has been named the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Highpoint Health – Riverview and Highpoint Health – Trousdale. Cole most recently served as vice president of operations at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, and he brings extensive leadership experience to his new role. Please join us in welcoming Cole to Lifepoint! Read more: https://bit.ly/4kMbnsQ

At last weekend’s Strollin’ for the Colon 5K event, Lifepoint team members showed up to walk and run for colon cancer awareness. The event raised more than $113,000! These funds will be used to help raise awareness of and encourage screening for this type of cancer, as well as support patient programs in Middle Tennessee. Thank you to everyone who came out to support this special event in memory of Melissa Waddey, former president of ambulatory and operations services at Lifepoint.

Char Boulch was recently named the new chief executive officer of Saline Memorial Hospital. She brings more than 22 years of healthcare experience to her new role, including eight years in executive leadership. Char has served as the hospital’s chief nursing officer since 2023, and she brings extensive leadership experience and a deep understanding of the hospital’s operations, as well as staff and patient needs. Read more: https://bit.ly/4ij70DM

We are pleased to announce the expansion of our joint venture with Ascension Saint Thomas to include two more facilities – Southern Tennessee Regional Health System (STRHS) – Winchester and Southern Tennessee Regional Health System (STRHS) – Sewanee. These legacy Lifepoint facilities will join the Highpoint Health system in an expanded partnership that continues to bring together each organization’s clinical excellence and talented caregivers to improve access to clinical and specialty care for patients throughout our communities. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gx5Y9qgS

In recognition of Women’s History Month, we celebrate all the inspiring women who have helped forge our nation with their leadership, courage, strength and perseverance. At Lifepoint, we are thankful for the many incredibly skilled, dedicated and caring women who serve in a variety of roles to help us advance our mission of making communities healthier.

Earlier this week, leaders of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, Tampa General Hospital and USF Health celebrated the grand opening of TGH Behavioral Health Hospital in Tampa, Florida. This four-story, 83,000-square-foot hospital features dedicated units and offers learning opportunities for USF medical students and resident physicians. It is designed in every way to serve the unique needs of patients who are living with complex behavioral and mental health conditions. Read more: https://bit.ly/43jpC26

This month, Lifepoint was proud to participate in two Special Olympics Tennessee (SOT) events: the 2025 Winter Games and the Music City Polar Plunge. Our strategic partnership helps support this incredible organization as it continues to serve 18,000+ athletes with intellectual disabilities across the state. Thank you to our Lifepoint team members who participated in the 2025 Winter Games, the Music City Polar Plunge and/or donated to support our SOT partners.

Two Lifepoint leaders participated in the Nashville ViVE event earlier this week. ViVE is a digital healthcare conference focused on driving growth opportunities and bringing together thousands of healthcare leaders across the country. At this event, Chris Frost, MD, SVP, chief medical officer and chief quality officer, joined a panel discussion about the importance of delivering culturally competent care and discussed how social determinants of health continue to shape the quality and accessibility of care for patients from diverse socio-economic backgrounds – especially in underserved communities. Al Smith, MPH, SVP and CIO, joined another panel discussion which brought together IT leaders to explore how hospitals are integrating inpatient virtual care into their long-term strategies. Check out some photos from the event.