COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES THAT TIM L. HINGTGEN WILL BECOME PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 FRANKLIN, Tenn. (

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES THAT TIM L. HINGTGEN

WILL BECOME PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (August 9, 2016) Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) announced today that Tim L. Hingtgen will be promoted to President and

Chief Operating Officer, effective September 1, 2016.

Commenting on Hingtgen s promotion, Wayne T. Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of

Community Health Systems, Inc., said, Tim is an extremely effective, results-driven healthcare executive and an experienced operator who has provided outstanding leadership for some of our most successful markets. Tim is meticulous about

setting operating standards and has a track record of executing strategies that support clinical excellence, business development and growth. In his new role, I m confident Tim will lead Community Health Systems forward as we work to achieve

higher levels of performance across our organization.

Hingtgen will succeed David L. Miller, who previously announced his plans to retire from the

Company at the end of the year. Hingtgen and Miller work closely together and will ensure a smooth transition of leadership. Miller will complete his twenty-year tenure with Community Health Systems by serving as special advisor to the Chairman

of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.

Hingtgen, age 48, joined Community Health Systems in 2008 as a Vice President of Operations. In January

2014, he was promoted to President of Division IV Operations, and in May 2016, he was promoted to Executive Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining Community Health Systems, Hingtgen served as a chief operating or chief executive officer

of hospital facilities at another for-profit hospital system. He holds a master s degree in business administration from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

About Community Health Systems, Inc.

Health Systems, Inc. is one of the largest publicly traded hospital companies in the United States and a leading operator of general acute care hospitals in communities across the country. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns, leases or

operates 159 affiliated hospitals in 22 states with an aggregate of nearly 27,000 licensed beds. The Company s headquarters are located in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb south of Nashville. Shares in Community Health Systems, Inc. are traded on

the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CYH. More information about the Company can be found on its website at www.chs.net.

Community Health Systems Announces Tim L. Hingtgen

Will Become President and Chief Operating Officer

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this news release regarding expected operating results, acquisition transactions or divestitures and other events are forward-looking

statements that involve risk and uncertainties. Actual future events or results may differ materially from these statements. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Community Health Systems, Inc. with the Securities and

Exchange Commission, including the Company s annual report on Form 10-K, current reports on Form 8-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These filings identify important risk factors and other uncertainties that could cause actual

results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new

information, future events or otherwise.

Community Health Systems, Inc.

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President of Financial Services and Chief Financial Officer

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Senior Vice President, Corporate

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