Quorum Health Corporation Announces Closure of Hospital in Ohio

Quorum Health Corporation QHC today announced plans to close Affinity Medical Center in Massillon, Ohio. Operations will cease at 11:59 p.m. on February 4, 2018. Declining revenues, paired with increasing provider compensation and a highly competitive market, have led to financial losses each year for the last six years.

About Quorum Health Corporation

Quorum Health Corporation is an operator of general acute care hospitals and outpatient services in the United States. Through its subsidiaries, the Company owns, leases or operates a diversified portfolio of 31 hospitals in non-urban and mid-sized markets with an aggregate of approximately 3,000 licensed beds. The Company also operates Quorum Health Resources, LLC, a leading hospital management advisory and consulting services business. More information about Quorum Health Corporation can be found at www.quorumhealth.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this news release regarding the planned closure of Affinity Medical Center and other events are forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. Actual future events or results may differ materially from these statements. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Quorum Health Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 10-K, current reports on Form 8-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These filings identify important risk factors and other uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The terms "QHC," "Quorum Health," "the Company," "we," "us" or "our" refer to Quorum Health Corporation or one or more of its subsidiaries or affiliates as applicable.

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