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Mayor John Cooper forms the Metro Coronavirus Task Force to strengthen citywide efforts to monitor and respond to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nashville and Davidson County. The task force includes leading clinicians, epidemiologists, and other partners from Metro Government, educational institutions, hospitals, and other important community organizations from throughout the city. Alex…

CleanSlate Centers, an outpatient opioid and alcohol addiction treatment company, announces it will be relocating its headquarters from western Masschusetts to Nashville in fall 2017 as it embarks on a national expansion.

HCA Healthcare marks its 50th year of operations.

R. Milton Johnson, chairman and CEO of HCA Healthcare, announces he will be stepping down from the company at the end of 2018. He will be replaced by current president and COO, Sam Hazen.

Bill Carpenter, chairman and CEO of LifePoint Health, announces his retirement, effective upon the completion of the company’s pending merger with RCCH HealthCare Partners. David Dill, president and COO of LifePoint Health, will assume the role of CEO for LifePoint upon Carpenter’s retirement.

University Health Network (University of Tennessee Medical Center) and Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (Vanderbilt University Medical Center) create a value-based health alliance that will ultimately provide statewide coverage with the aim of improving the quality of health care and reducing costs across the state.

Saint Thomas Health rebrands itself to include its parent company and will now be known as Ascension Saint Thomas. The rebranding is aimed to create a national brand to help the company attract and retain talent while letting patients know that their local hospital has the clinical backing of a national health system.

The Federation of American Hospitals honor LifePoint Chairman and CEO, Bill Carpenter, with the Mike Bromberg Lifetime Achievement Award.