Article: LifePoint Hospitals Completes Acquisition of Ville Platte Medical Center.

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 3, 2001

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) today announced that it has completed, effective December 1, 2001, the purchase of Ville Platte Medical Center, a 116-bed acute care facility located in Ville Platte, Louisiana, and serving Evangeline Parish and South Central Louisiana.

Kenneth C. Donahey, chairman and chief executive officer of LifePoint Hospitals, said, "We are excited to complete this acquisition. The Ville Platte community and medical staff have been tremendously supportive throughout this process. We look forward to working closely with the medical staff, employees ...

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