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Community Health Systems to Participate in JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

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^{Published in Health and Fitness on Tuesday, January 6th 2009 at 8:38 GMT, Last Modified on 2009-01-06 08:38:37 by Market Wire}  

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) announced today that management will participate in the 27th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference to be held January 12-15, 2009, at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.

The investor presentation by Wayne T. Smith, chairman, chief executive officer and president, will begin at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time (5:00 p.m. Eastern time) on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 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.

Located in the Nashville, Tennessee suburb of Franklin, Community Health Systems, Inc. is the largest publicly-traded hospital company in the United States and a leading operator of general acute care hospitals in non-urban and mid-size markets throughout the country. Through its subsidiaries, the Company currently owns, leases or operates 118 hospitals in 29 states with over 17,500 licensed beds. Its hospitals offer a broad range of inpatient and surgical services, outpatient treatment and skilled nursing care. In addition, through its QHR subsidiary, the Company provides management and consulting services to over 160 independent non-affiliated general acute care hospitals located throughout the United States. Shares in Community Health Systems, Inc. are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CYH."