Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) announced today that subsidiaries of the Company have completed the sale of their ownership interest in four Pennsylvania hospitals and their associated assets to subsidiaries of PinnacleHealth System. Facilities included in the transaction are 165-bed Carlisle Regional Medical Center in Carlisle, 214-bed Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lancaster, 148-bed Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lititz, and 100-bed Memorial Hospital in York. The effective date of the transaction is July 1, 2017. With the divestitures completed, Community Health Systems affiliates continue to operate 11 hospitals in Pennsylvania.

The four hospitals included in this transaction are part of the 30 planned hospital divestitures discussed on the Company’s first quarter 2017 earnings call.

About Community Health Systems, Inc.

Community 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 139 affiliated hospitals in 21 states with an aggregate of approximately 22,000 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.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this news release regarding potential transactions, operating results, 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.Investor Contacts:Thomas J. Aaron, 615-465-7000Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerorRoss W. Comeaux, 615-465-7012Vice President – Investor RelationsorMedia Contact:Tomi Galin, 615-628-6607Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs

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