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Community Health Systems to Participate in the 2009 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference

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^{Published in Health and Fitness on Tuesday, February 3rd 2009 at 9:48 GMT, Last Modified on 2009-02-03 09:49:29 by Market Wire}  

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) announced today that management will participate in the 2009 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference to be held February 9-11, 2009, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.

The investor presentation by W. Larry Cash, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, February 10, 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."