Community Health Systems to Broadcast First-Quarter 2009 Conference Call Live on the Internet

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(Business Wire)--
Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) today announced that it will provide
an online Web simulcast and rebroadcast of its first-quarter 2009 conference
call.

The Company will issue a press release announcing its results on Thursday, April
23, 2009, after the regular close of trading. The conference call is scheduled
to begin at 10:30 a.m. Central time, 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, on Friday, April
24, 2009. A live broadcast of the conference call will be available online at
www.chs.net and www.earnings.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the
web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download, and install any
necessary audio software. The online replay will follow shortly after the call
and continue through May 1, 2009.

During this call Community Health Systems will review the Company`s financial
and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.

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 121 hospitals in 29 states with an aggregate
of approximately 18,000 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 150 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 (Investor)
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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