LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.
For the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, revenues from continuing operations were $745.0 million, up 10.4% from $675.1 million for the same period a year ago. Income from continuing operations attributable to LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, increased 12.4% to $32.1 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, compared with income from continuing operations attributable to LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. of $28.6 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the same period last year. Net income attributable to LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, was $31.4 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, compared with $8.5 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the same period last year.
For the first nine months of 2009, revenues from continuing operations were $2,215.8 million, up 9.4% from $2,025.9 million for the same period a year ago. Income from continuing operations attributable to LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. for the first nine months of 2009 increased 4.5% to $100.6 million, or $1.88 per diluted share, compared with $96.3 million, or $1.80 per diluted share, for the same period of 2008. Net income attributable to LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, was $96.1 million, or $1.80 per diluted share, compared with $75.0 million, or $1.40 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago.