EXHIBIT 25
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549
                          ___________________________

                                    FORM T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

         Check if an application to determine eligibility of a Trustee
                      pursuant to Section 305 (b)(2) ____
                            ________________________

                                 CITIBANK, N.A.
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

                                                       13-5266470
                                                       (I.R.S. employer
                                                       identification no.)

399 Park Avenue, New York, New York                    10043
(Address of principal executive office)                (Zip Code)
                            _______________________

                       LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS HOLDINGS, INC.
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                                     52-2165845
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                               identification no.)


4525 Harding Road
Nashville,Tennessee                                          37205
(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

                           _________________________
              10-3/4% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009
        Guarantee of 10-3/4% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009
                      (Title of the indenture securities)


Item 1.  General Information.

         Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

  (a)    Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
         it is subject.

         Name                                       Address
         ----                                       -------
         Comptroller of the Currency                Washington, D.C.

         Federal Reserve Bank of New York           New York, NY
         33 Liberty Street
         New York, NY

         Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation      Washington, D.C.

  (b)    Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

         Yes.

Item 2.  Affiliations with Obligor.

         If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
         affiliation.

           None.

Item 16. List of Exhibits.

         List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
         Eligibility.

         Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission,
         are incorporated herein by reference as exhibits hereto.

         Exhibit 1 - Copy of Articles of Association of the Trustee, as now in
         effect. (Exhibit 1 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 2-79983)

         Exhibit 2 - Copy of certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence
         business. (Exhibit 2 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 2-29577).

         Exhibit 3 - Copy of authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate
         trust powers. (Exhibit 3 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 2-55519)

         Exhibit 4 - Copy of existing By-Laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to T-1
         to Registration Statement No. 33-34988)

         Exhibit 5 - Not applicable.


       Exhibit 6 - The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the
       Trust Indenture Act of 1939. (Exhibit 6 to T-1 to Registration Statement
       No. 33-19227.)

       Exhibit 7 - Copy of the latest Report of Condition of Citibank, N.A. (as
       of March 31, 1999 attached)

       Exhibit 8 -  Not applicable.

       Exhibit 9 -  Not applicable.

                               __________________


                                   SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the
Trustee, Citibank, N.A., a national banking association organized and existing
under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement
of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, all in The City of New York and State of New York, on the 20th day
of July, 1999.



                                        CITIBANK, N.A.

                                        By  /s/Wafaa Orfy
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                                            Wafaa Orfy
                                            Assistant Vice President