Community Health Systems news and information

Community Health Systems still expects to own Health Management Associates within the next six months in spite of developments on two fronts that could extend the review period for the transaction between the two investor-owned chains.
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Community Health Systems expects to close its acquisition of Health Management Associates on schedule despite actions on two fronts that could extend the review period for the merger.
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Health Management Associates' newly elected board of directors has retained new financial and legal advisers to evaluate the $3.9 billion takeover offer from Community Health Systems. And a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals that HMA previously engaged in merger talks...
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The Cleveland Clinic and Community Health Systems are looking to expand the reach of their joint alliance into Michigan—with a deal that would offer each system its first foothold in the state.
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Health Management Associates' $7.4 billion takeover offer from Community Health Systems may be the best shareholders are going to get. No rival bidders have emerged, and analysts are forecasting a 16% profit drop when HMA reports third-quarter results.
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Four of Ohio's healthcare powerhouses — including University Hospitals and Summa Health System — have forged an alliance designed to allow the institutions to share best practices as they brace for the health industry's dramatic shift from a system that pays hospitals for the amount of...
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Team Health, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based physician staffing company, said it received a subpoena Tuesday related to its services at hospitals owned by Health Management Associates.
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Not surprisingly, the leaders of healthcare's megahospital systems were once again well-represented on Modern Healthcare's annual ranking of 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare. But others, coming from systems...
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Five months ago, Community Health Systems Chairman, President and CEO Wayne Smith and Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove unveiled a partnership they explained as a means to marry clinical and data and expertise to improve quality and efficiency.
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Community Health Systems and Cleveland Clinic are in talks to become joint owners of Akron (Ohio) General Health System.
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