WASHINGTON & BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Thirty-five LifePoint Health® facilities earned Chest Pain Center Accreditation in 2016, bringing the total number of accredited facilities to 63, as part of a system-wide collaboration between LifePoint Health® (NASDAQ: LPNT) and the American College of Cardiology.

This success is a continuation of LifePoint’s effort to accredit all 72 of its facilities across the country, working in concert with ACC Accreditation Services, formerly the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care.

“ACC Accreditation Services is proud to collaborate with LifePoint to ensure that each of its hospitals is expertly equipped to deal with patients who arrive with symptoms of a heart attack,” said Abraham Joseph, vice president of ACC Accreditation Services. “LifePoint’s ongoing commitment to ensuring excellence in quality cardiovascular care and patient safety should be commended.”

Hospitals that receive Chest Pain Center Accreditation have demonstrated a strong commitment to effectively reducing variations of care, bridge existing gaps in treatment and ultimately improving patient outcomes and treatment. Accredited hospitals have successfully taken steps to enhance the entire patient experience, starting by improving coordination among community responders and emergency medical services, and expanding to enhance the emergency department experience and refine the transition from surgical intervention (if necessary) to cardiac rehab and discharge.

“At LifePoint, we are deeply committed to delivering high-quality care close to home for the communities we serve,” said David Dill, president and chief operating officer of LifePoint. “With many of our facilities being the sole provider in their communities, it is imperative that we have the right processes in place to ensure the delivery of timely and effective chest pain care in our emergency rooms, and that our clinical teams have the right training to deliver that care. I am proud that so many of our facilities have committed to this program, earned accreditation, and will continue working to improve emergency care for our communities even further.”

The facilities that earned Chest Pain Center Accreditation in 2016 include:

• Acadian Medical Center
  
  Eunice, Louisiana

• Andalusia Health
  
  Andalusia, Alabama

• Ashley Regional Medical Center
  
  Vernal, Utah

• Bolivar Medical Center
  
  Cleveland, Mississippi

• Castleview Hospital
  
  Price, Utah

• Clark Regional Medical Center
  
  Winchester, Kentucky

• Colorado Plains Medical Center
  
  Fort Morgan, Colorado

• Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
  
  Johnstown, Pennsylvania

• Danville Regional Medical Center
  
  Danville, Virginia

• Ennis Regional Medical Center
  
  Ennis, Texas

• Harris Regional Hospital
  
  Sylva, North Carolina

• Haywood Regional Medical Center
  
  Clyde, North Carolina

• Jackson Purchase Medical Center
  
  Mayfield, Kentucky

• Livingston Regional Hospital
  
  Livingston, Tennessee

• Los Alamos Medical Center
  
  Los Alamos, New Mexico

• Memorial Medical Center
  
  Las Cruces, New Mexico

• Mercy Regional Medical Center
  
  Ville Platte, Louisiana

• Parkview Regional Medical Center
  
  Mexia, Texas

• Person Memorial Hospital
  
  Roxboro, North Carolina

• Rutherford Regional Health System
  
  Rutherfordton, North Carolina

• SageWest Health Care – Lander
  
  Lander, Wyoming

• SageWest Health Care – Riverton
  
  Riverton, Wyoming

• Scott Memorial Hospital
  
  Scottsburg, Indiana

• Southern Tennessee Regional Health System – Pulaski
  
  Pulaski, Tennessee

• Southern Tennessee Regional Health System – Sewanee
  
  Sewanee, Tennessee

• Southern Tennessee Regional Health System – Winchester
  
  Winchester, Tennessee

• Swain Community Hospital
  
  Bryson City, North Carolina

• Trousdale Medical Center
  
  Hartsville, Tennessee

• Twin County Regional Healthcare
  
  Galax, Virginia

• UP Health System – Bell
  
  Ishpeming, Michigan

• UP Health System – Marquette
  
  Marquette, Michigan

• UP Health System – Portage
  
  Hancock, Michigan

• Vaughan Regional Medical Center
  
  Selma, Alabama

• Western Plains Medical Complex
  
  Dodge City, Kansas

• Wilson Medical Center
  
  Wilson, North Carolina

Throughout 2017, another cohort of LifePoint hospitals will be working toward Chest Pain and/or Heart Failure accreditation or reaccreditation as the company strives to achieve Chest Pain Center Accreditation at every hospital in its system.

“Our mission is making communities healthier,” said Dill, “and the work our hospitals are doing through this accreditation process is making a real impact. We are so pleased with the progress our facilities have made and are grateful for the guidance and partnership that ACC Accreditation Services has provided throughout this journey.”

ACC Accreditation Services has accredited more than 1,000 hospitals and other facilities over the past 18 years to improve clinical processes for the treatment of heart disease.

About the American College of Cardiology

The American College of Cardiology is a 52,000-member medical society that is the professional home for the entire cardiovascular care team. The mission of the College is to transform cardiovascular care and to improve heart health. The ACC leads in the formation of health policy, standards and guidelines. The College operates national registries to measure and improve care, offers cardiovascular accreditation to hospitals and institutions, provides professional medical education, disseminates cardiovascular research and bestows credentials upon cardiovascular specialists who meet stringent qualifications. For more, visit acc.org.

For more information about ACC’s Accreditation Services, visit www.scpc.org, or call toll-free 1-877-271-4176.

About LifePoint Health^®

LifePoint Health^® (NASDAQ: LPNT) is a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier^®. Through its subsidiaries, it provides quality inpatient, outpatient and post-acute services close to home. LifePoint owns and operates community hospitals, regional health systems, physician practices, outpatient centers, and post-acute facilities in 22 states. It is the sole community healthcare provider in the majority of the non-urban communities it serves. More information about the company can be found at www.LifePointHealth.net. All references to "LifePoint," "LifePoint Health" or the "Company" used in this release refer to affiliates or subsidiaries of LifePoint Health, Inc.

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