Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) announced today that management will participate in the Bear Stearns 20th Annual Healthcare Conference, which will be held September 10-11, 2007, at the Grand Hyatt, Park Avenue at Grand Central Station in New York City.

The investor presentation by W. Larry Cash, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, September 10, 2007, and will be available to investors via a live audio webcast. A link to the broadcast can be found at the investor relations section of the Company’s website, www.chs.net, and a replay will be available for 30 days using that same link.

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 128 hospitals in 28 states and one in Ireland, with an aggregate of approximately 19,200 licensed beds. Its hospitals offer a broad range of inpatient medical and surgical services, outpatient treatment and skilled nursing care. In addition, through its QHR subsidiary, the Company provides management and consulting services to independent 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.”