Community Health Systems to Participate in the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged...

Community Health Systems to Participate in the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(Business Wire)--
Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) today announced that
management will participate in the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare
Unplugged Conference to be held September 9, 2008, at the Grand Hyatt
New York in New York City.

The investor presentation by W. Larry Cash, executive vice
president and chief financial officer, will begin at 11:30 a.m.
Eastern time on Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 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 117 hospitals in 28 states with an aggregate of approximately
17,000 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."

Community Health Systems, Inc.
W. Larry Cash, 615-465-7000
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
or
Lizbeth Schuler, 615-465-7000
Vice President - Investor Relations

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