Rural hospital operator LifePoint Hospitals Inc. said Wednesday that it had authorized the repurchase of up to $70 million in stock.

FRANKLIN, Tenn.----Community Health Systems, Inc. today announced that management will participate in the Barclays Capital 2010 Global Healthcare Conference to be held March 23-24, 2010, at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida.

NAPLES, Fla.----Health Management Associates, Inc. announced today that its management will present at the Barclay’s Capital 2010 Global Healthcare Conference to be held March 23-24, 2010, at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Miami, Florida.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn.----LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a stock repurchase plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to facilitate the repurchase of its common stock.

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn.----LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. today announced that its management will give a presentation on the Company, followed by a question and answer session, at the Barclays Capital 2010 Global Healthcare Conference to be held March 23 - 24, 2010, in Miami, Florida.

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Community Health Systems, Inc. , its chairman, president and chief executive officer, Wayne T. Smith, and executive vice president and chief financial officer, Larry Cash, have been recognized by Institutional Investor magazine as the number one investor relations company, CEO and CFO, respectively, in the healthcare and managed care sectors.

Tenet Healthcare has ardent supporters who believe the party can keep on rocking, but this poster child for the market's rebound has flipped its risk-reward picture from a year ago, turning it into the Stupid Investment of the Week.

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DALLAS----Tenet Healthcare Corporation today announced that Stephen L. Newman, M.D., Tenet’s chief operating officer, and Biggs C. Porter, chief financial officer, will speak at Barclays Capital 2010 Global Healthcare Conference in Miami, Florida, on March 23, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

DALLAS----Tenet Healthcare Corporation today announced that 20 of its hospitals have been designated as Blue Distinction Centers for Spine Surgery and/or Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement by local Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies.

DALLAS----Tenet Healthcare Corporation today announced that 20 of its hospitals have been designated as Blue Distinction Centers for Spine Surgery and/or Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement by local Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies.

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Select Medical Holdings Corp. shares tumbled Tuesday, a day after a media report said the Senate Finance Committee is investigating patient deaths and allegations of substandard treatment at long-term care hospitals.

Select Medical Holdings Corp. shares tumbled Tuesday, a day after a media report said the Senate Finance Committee is investigating patient deaths and allegations of substandard treatment at long-term care hospitals.

A look through 13D filings yields two stock pick from proven winners.

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