Historic Lifepoint Hospitals S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

EXHIBIT 12.1

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.

Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

											Three Months Ended
	Years Ended December 31,										March 31,
	2013		2012		2011		2010		2009		2014		2013
EARNINGS
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	211.5	$	244.1	$	263.3	$	241.1	$	222.0	$	50.8	$	53.3
Fixed charges, exclusive of capitalized interest	110.6		114.0		119.3		118.1		113.5		37.6		27.4
TOTAL EARNINGS	$	322.1	$	358.1	$	382.6	$	359.2	$	335.5	$	88.4	$	80.7
FIXED CHARGES
Interest charged to expense (a)	98.4		102.5		109.2		109.0		104.6		34.1		24.3
Interest portion of rental expense	12.2		11.5		10.1		9.1		8.9		3.5		3.1
Fixed charges, exclusive of capitalized interest	110.6		114.0		119.3		118.1		113.5		37.6		27.4
Capitalized interest	1.4		2.3		2.0		0.8		1.1		0.2		0.4
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES	$	112.0	$	116.3	$	121.3	$	118.9	$	114.6	$	37.8	$	27.8
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES	2.88		3.08		3.15		3.02		2.93		2.34		2.90

(a)Excluding interest income.