Community Health Systems to Participate in the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Community Health Systems, Inc. CYH today announced that management will participate in the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference to be held March 15-17, 2016, at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Miami, Florida.

The investor presentation will begin at 4:20 p.m. Eastern time, 3:20 p.m. Central time, on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, and will be available to investors via a live audio webcast. A link to the broadcast can be found at the investor relations section of the Company's website, www.chs.net, and a replay will be available for 30 days using that same link.

Community Health Systems, Inc. is one of the largest publicly-traded hospital companies in the United States and a leading operator of general acute care hospitals in communities across the country. Through its subsidiaries, the Company currently owns, leases or operates 197 affiliated hospitals in 29 states with an aggregate of approximately 30,000 licensed beds.

The Company has announced plans for a spin-off transaction to create a new, publicly-traded company, Quorum Health Corporation, with 38 affiliated hospitals and related outpatient services in 16 states, together with Quorum Health Resources, LLC, a subsidiary providing management advisory and consulting services to non-affiliated hospitals. The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2016.

The Company's headquarters are located in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb south of Nashville. Shares in Community Health Systems, Inc. are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CYH." More information about the Company can be found on its website at www.chs.net.

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