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		<title><![CDATA[LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Absolutely, Mr. Carpenter. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Shelley Gnall &#8211; Goldman Sachs. Shelley Gnall &#8211; Goldman Sachs   I guess my question will be on how we think about bad debt for next year given the unemployment scenario, but I'd like...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lifepoint Hospitals Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions  Your first question comes from Shelley Gnall &#8211; Goldman Sachs. Shelley Gnall &#8211; Goldman Sachs  You highlighted back at the start of the year that something could make you a little bit nervous about meeting your guidance would be steep unemployment or steep...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:37:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Darren Lehrich with Deutsche Bank. Darren Lehrich - Deutsche Bank   My question is about the focused reviews you&#8217;ve been doing and I think Bill you mentioned there is a group of early deep dive hospitals where you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:12:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Whit Mayo - Stephens Inc. Whit Mayo - Stephens Inc.  Can we go back to the pricing a little bit? Clearly a little bit stronger than I think we were looking for. And I hear that the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 05:47:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Affirms LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. at 'BB-'; Stable Outlook]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following ratings for LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. LifePoint:  --Issuer Default Rating IDR 'BB-';  --Secured bank credit facility 'BB-';  --Senior subordinated convertible notes 'B'.  The Rating Outlook is Stable.  LifePoint's ratings continue to reflect relatively strong EBITDA margins and improvement...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[LifePoint Hospitals Announces Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) today announced the Internet availability of proxy materials for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the new Notice and Access rule of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The proxy materials for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (including...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lifepoint Hospitals Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Thank you. And we&#39;ll proceed with Christine Arnold with Morgan Stanley. Your line is now open. Christine Arnold - Morgan Stanley Good morning. A couple of questions. January volumes are improving relative to fourth quarter but still down 2%, can you help us understand how...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[LifePoint Hospitals Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from the line of John Ransom of Raymond James & Associates. John Ransom - Raymond James & Associates Hi, Good morning. Nice bounce back from the second quarter. The question I had was if you looked at year-over-year adjusted volumes...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Announces Pricing of Offering of Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-23 May 2007-Headline Maker: LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.  Announces Pricing of Offering of Convertible Senior Subordinated  NotesC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:23052007    Market Gainer is quickly emerging as the one stop shop for  international small-cap investors looking to stay a step ahead...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Rates LifePoint Hospitals' Proposed Convertible Sr Sub Notes 'B']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'B' rating to LifePoint Hospitals Inc.'s LifePoint proposed $500 million senior subordinated convertible notes issuance. Proceeds from the issuance are expected to be used to repay amounts outstanding under the existing revolver and term loan. Fitch has an Issuer Default Rating IDR...]]></description>
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