NAPLES, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE:HMA) announced today that its
management will present at the 2009 Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference to be
held November 11 - 13, 2009, at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix,
Arizona.
HMA's management will give its presentation on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at
11:00 a.m. MT. The presentation will be webcast live over the Internet via HMA's
website (http://www.hma.com). Listeners are encouraged to go to the Investor
Relations section of HMA's website approximately five minutes prior to the event
to register and download any necessary media player software.
HMA`s mission is to deliver compassionate and high quality health care services
that improve the quality of life for its patients, physicians, and the
communities it serves. After completing the previously announced transaction to
acquire the Sparks Health System, HMA, through its subsidiaries, will own and
operate 55 hospitals, with approximately 8,400 licensed beds, in non-urban
communities located throughout the United States. All references to "HMA" or the
"Company" used in this release refer to Health Management Associates, Inc. and
its affiliates.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are
subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are identified by words such
as "expects," "estimates," "projects," "anticipates," "believes," "could," and
other similar words. All statements addressing operating performance, events, or
developments that Health Management Associates, Inc. expects or anticipates will
occur in the future, including but not limited to projections of revenue, income
or loss, capital expenditures, earnings per share, debt structure, bad debt
expense, capital structure, repayment of indebtedness, other financial items,
statements regarding the plans and objectives of management for future
operations, statements regarding acquisitions, divestitures and other proposed
or contemplated transactions, statements of future economic performance,
statements of the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing
statements, and other statements which are other than statements of historical
fact, are considered to be "forward-looking statements."
Because they are forward-looking, such statements should be evaluated in light
of important risk factors and uncertainties. These risk factors and
uncertainties are more fully described in Health Management Associates, Inc.`s
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Forms
10-Q under the heading entitled "Risk Factors." Should one or more of these
risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of Health Management
Associates, Inc.'s underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could
vary materially from those currently anticipated. In addition, undue reliance
should not be placed on Health Management Associates, Inc.'s forward-looking
statements. Except as required by law, Health Management Associates, Inc.
disclaims any obligation to update or publicly announce any revisions to any of
the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
Health Management Associates, Inc., Naples
John C. Merriwether,Vice President of
Financial Relations, 239-598-3131
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