Lifepoint Health and Ascension Saint Thomas are expanding their Highpoint Health joint venture in Middle Tennessee to include two new facilities: Southern Tennessee Regional Health System (STRHS) – Winchester and Southern Tennessee Regional Health System (STRHS) – Sewanee.
Located in Southeastern Tennessee, the two legacy Lifepoint Health sites of care will join the Highpoint Health System joint venture, which is jointly owned and operated by Lifepoint Health and Ascension Saint Thomas.
Highpoint Health is a regional health system that currently includes Highpoint Health – Sumner and Highpoint Health – Sumner Station in Gallatin, Highpoint Health – Trousdale in Hartsville, Highpoint Health – Riverview in Carthage, and more than 15 affiliated clinics and sites of care.
“We are excited to expand our relationship with Ascension Saint Thomas by adding these two facilities to the Highpoint Health joint venture,” said William Haugh, president, Central Division, Lifepoint Health. “STRHS-Winchester and STRHS-Sewanee both play critical roles in providing much-needed services close to home in these communities. We are proud of the important strides we have made in strengthening access to services and specialists through our Highpoint Health joint venture, and we look forward to adding these locations to this expanded network of care.”
The Highpoint Health partnership between Lifepoint Health and Ascension Saint Thomas brings together the organizations’ clinical excellence, best practices and talented caregivers to collaborate in new ways that improve access to clinical programs and specialty care for patients and communities.
“This expansion marks an important step forward in our mission to enhance healthcare access for the communities we serve,” said Fahad Tahir, president and CEO of Ascension Saint Thomas. “By joining Highpoint Health, STRHS-Winchester and STRHS-Sewanee will gain greater access to Ascension Saint Thomas’ nationally recognized clinical expertise and specialty services.”
The Winchester and Sewanee hospitals and sites of care will be majority-owned and operated by Lifepoint Health, and co-branded with Ascension Saint Thomas. The current leadership team will remain in place, and no significant changes are anticipated for employees. Moving forward, the facilities will adopt the names of Highpoint Health – Winchester and Highpoint Health – Sewanee.
“We are looking forward to being part of the Highpoint Health network as we work together to grow and strengthen specialty services that we know are important to our community,” said Adam Martin, CEO of STRHS-Winchester and STRHS-Sewanee. “We have an incredibly strong team of dedicated caregivers at both of these locations, and we are excited about the opportunities ahead to further advance our mission of making communities healthier together as part of Highpoint Health.”
