Apollo-backed RCCH HealthCare Partners, a healthcare services provider, completed its merger with LifePoint Health, a company that provides healthcare services in growing regions, rural communities and small towns, for $5.6bn. "LifePoint and RCCH are aligned in our missions and commitment to ensuring that non-urban communities across the country have access to quality care, close to home. Together, we can extend this shared focus while generating new opportunities for growth and partnerships that will help us navigate the changing healthcare industry dynamics. I am eager to work with the outstanding teams at LifePoint and RCCH as we continue advancing high quality patient care and Making Communities Healthier," William F. Carpenter III, chairman and chief executive officer of LifePoint.