Duke LifePoint Healthcare was created from a new joint venture between Duke University Health System, a leading academic health systems, and LifePoint Hospitals, a leading hospital system with more than 50 hospital campuses across the United States. Sharing an interest in collaborating with hospitals, physicians and patients to bring quality, innovative healthcare services to communities, Duke LifePoint Healthcare was created, combining Duke’s unparalleled expertise in clinical excellence and quality care with LifePoint’s extensive resources and knowledge and experience operating community hospitals.