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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):
January 9, 2001 (December 20, 2000)
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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, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
None required
(b) Pro forma financial information.
None required
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Copy of the press release, dated December
20, 2000, relating to the signing of the
Corporate Integrity Agreement.
99.2 Copy of the press release, dated January 5,
2001, relating to the opening of Bluegrass
Community Hospital.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On December 20, 2000, LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (the
"Company") signed a Corporate Integrity Agreement with the United States
Department of Health and Human Services that formalizes a comprehensive program
that the Company implemented when it was formed to ensure and monitor compliance
of the Company and its subsidiaries with the healthcare programs sponsored by
the federal government. A copy of the press release announcing the signing is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference.
Effective January 2, 2001, the Company opened Bluegrass
Community Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital located in Versailles,
Kentucky. The hospital will operate under a two-year master lease agreement with
renewal options. A copy of the press release announcing the opening is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference.
On Tuesday, January 9, 2001, James M. Fleetwood, Jr., the
Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will be speaking at 11:00 a.m.
pacific standard time at the J.P. Morgan H & Q 19th Annual Healthcare Conference
in San Francisco, California. Mr. Fleetwood's remarks will be simultaneously
broadcast live over the Internet. The listen-only web-simulcast of the
conference is available to the public at the website www.jpmhq.com/events. You
may access the registration page for the web-simulcast through the Company's
website www.lifepointhospitals.com. Listeners should go to the website well in
advance of the time of Mr. Fleetwood's remarks to register for the conference
and to download and install any necessary audio software. There is no charge to
access the web-simulcast.
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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: January 9, 2001
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS
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99.1 Copy of the press release, dated December 20, 2000, relating
to the signing of the Corporate Integrity Agreement.
99.2 Copy of the press release, dated January 5, 2001, relating to
the opening of Bluegrass Community Hospital.
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