SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

December 3, 2002 (December 2, 2002)

LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	0-29818	52-2165845
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

103 Powell Court, Suite 200
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(615) 372-8500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Exhibit Index located on Page 4

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (a)  Financial statements of businesses acquired.

     None required

     (b)  Pro forma financial information.

     None required

     (c)  Exhibits.

99 Copy of press release issued by the Company on December 2, 2002.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on December 2, 2002. The press release announced that the Company completed the acquisitions of Carraway Medical Centers in Alabama and Logan General Hospital in West Virginia. See the press release attached as Exhibit 99.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
	By: /s/ Michael J. Culotta
	Michael J. Culotta Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 3, 2002

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description of Exhibits
99	Copy of press release issued by the Company on December 2, 2002.

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