Article: LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Province Healthcare Company for $1.7 Billion.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. ("LifePoint Hospitals") (NASDAQ: LPNT) and Province Healthcare Company ("Province Healthcare") (NYSE: PRV) jointly announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement for LifePoint Hospitals to acquire Province Healthcare for approximately $1.7 billion in cash, stock and the assumption of debt. The transaction will create a leading hospital company focused on providing healthcare services in non-urban communities, with 50 hospitals, approximately 5,285 beds and combined revenues of approximately $1.7 billion in 2003. Of the combined 50 hospitals, 47 will be in markets where LifePoint Hospitals will be the sole ...

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