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- Cardiology
Total Number Of Beds : 19400
Description
About Us
Bringing Healthcare Close to Home
Community Health Systems CHS is one of the nations leading operators of general acute care hospitals The organizations affiliates own operate or lease more than 130 hospitals in 29 states with an aggregate of approximately 19400 licensed beds In more than 60 percent of the markets served CHSaffiliated hospitals are the sole provider of healthcare services
The consolidated organization owns and leases community hospitals that offer quality costeffective healthcare including a range of inpatient medical and surgical services outpatient treatment and skilled nursing care
In addition through its QHR subsidiary the organization provides hospital management consulting and advisory services to more than 150 independent community hospitals and health systems throughout the US
Headquartered in a suburb south of Nashville Tennessee the organization is committed to building a network of thriving hospitals vital to the residents and economic development of the communities served With the belief that community hospitals often suffer from a lack of capital and have difficulty recruiting physicians and retaining high levels of management expertise the company has assisted local hospitals in meeting these challenges and has proven itself to be an established leader in this industry segment
History
A History of Strength and Unprecedented Growth
Community Health Systems CHS was founded in March 1985
In 1996 CHS combined its corporate headquarters in Houston Texas with the
companys operations group in Nashville Tennessee
In June 1996 an affiliate of Forstmann Little amp Co acquired the company in
a 11 billion leveraged buyout
In 1997 Wayne T Smith was recruited as President and Chief Executive
Officer
The company was again taken public in June 2000 on the New York Stock
Exchange CYH at a price of 13 per share
Today CHS is headquartered in the Nashville suburb of Franklin Tennessee
July 2007 Completed the acquisition of Triad Hospitals adding more than 50
hospitals to the organization
Affiliated hospitals across our markets employ more than 90000 people
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