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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC | d232234dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 9, 2016 (August 9, 2016)
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-15925 | 13-3893191 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4000 Meridian Boulevard
Franklin, Tennessee 37067
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 465-7000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On August 9, 2016, Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Tim L. Hingtgen, currently serving as Executive Vice President-Operations of the Company, has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, to be effective on September 1, 2016. David L. Miller, currently President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, whose retirement on December 31, 2016 had previously been announced, will in the interim serve as special advisor to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. A copy of the press release making this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 5.02.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
The following item is included as an Exhibit to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Community Health Systems, Inc. Press Release dated August 9, 2016. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: August 9, 2016 | COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. | |||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Wayne T. Smith | |||||
| Wayne T. Smith | ||||||
| Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
| (principal executive officer) | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Community Health Systems, Inc. Press Release dated August 9, 2016. | |