Community Health Systems to Broadcast Third-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 third-quarter 2009 conference
call.

The Company will issue a press release announcing its results on Wednesday,
October 28, 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
Thursday, October 29, 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 November 29, 2009.

During this call Community Health Systems will review the Company`s financial
and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 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 122 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 approximately 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
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
615-465-7000

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