SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    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):

                                  July 28, 2003

                            LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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


                           103 Powell Court, Suite 200
                           Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
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               (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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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
                                July 28, 2003.

Item 12.        Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

                LifePoint  Hospitals,  Inc. (the  "Company")  issued a press
                release on July 28, 2003. The press release  announced that the
                Company  reported second quarter 2003 results.  See the press
                release attached as Exhibit 99.


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                                   SIGNATURES
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           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
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                                       Michael J. Culotta
                                       Senior Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer



Date:      July 28, 2003

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number     Description of Exhibits

     99    Copy of press release issued by the Company on July 28, 2003.


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