History and Ownership: - Founded in 1993 by Edward Stack - Privately held company owned by Kindred Healthcare and Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe until 2001 - Majority shareholders became Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in 2001 - Sold behavioral health operations to Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. in 2005

Acquisitions and Partnerships: - Ventas acquired Ardent Health Services in 2015 for $1.75 billion - Ardent Health Services acquired the East Texas Medical Center (ETMC) hospital system in February 2018 - Created the Tyler Regional Hospital, LLC and UT Health Tyler - University of Texas system owns a 30% share in the hospital, while Ardent Health owns a 70% share - Martin J. Bonick appointed as president and CEO in August 2020

Company Size and Operations: - Currently has 26,000 employees - Operates 30 hospitals - Has over 200 sites of care in six states - One of America's largest private companies - Headquarters based in Nashville, Tennessee

References: - Company Overview of AHS Medical Holdings LLC (Bloomberg Business) - Ardent Health Services listed as #292 on Forbes' list of America's Largest Private Companies - Archived information about Ardent Health Services' history (Ardent Health Services website) - Equity Group Investments' majority stake in Ardent's hospital operations (The Wall Street Journal) - Contact information for Tyler Regional Hospital, LLC (npino.com)

Categories and Stubs: - Ardent Health Services is classified under health care companies established in 1993 - Based in Nashville, Tennessee - Part of the Frist family - Considered a hospital network in the United States - Tennessee-related article stub