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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PORTACCI MICHAEL T   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC [CYH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Division President, Group Ops (Last) (First) (Middle) 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/25/2007 (Street) FRANKLIN, TN 37067 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               82,869 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Based Restricted

$ 0

07/25/2007

A

15,000

07/25/2008(1)

07/25/2008

Common Stock

15,000

$ 0

48,000

D

Performance Based Restricted

$ 0

07/25/2007

A

15,000

07/25/2009(2)

07/25/2009

Common Stock

15,000

$ 0

63,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 37.21

02/28/2008

02/28/2015

Common Stock

10,000

10,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 20.3

05/22/2004

05/22/2013

Common Stock

0

200,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 32.37

02/28/2006

02/28/2013

Common Stock

0

30,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 38.3

03/01/2007

03/01/2014

Common Stock

0

20,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 40.41

07/25/2007

A

100,000

07/25/2008(3)

07/25/2015

Common Stock

100,000

$ 0

100,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PORTACCI MICHAEL T 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD FRANKLIN, TN 37067			Division President, Group Ops

Signatures

Rachel A. Seifert, Attorney in Fact for Michael T. Portacci		07/27/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each performance based restricted share represents a contingent right to receive one share of CYH common stock. There are certain performance criteria that must be satisfied in order to trigger the lapse of restrictions. If the objectives are attained, the restrictions will lapse on 7/25/2008. If the objectives are not met, the shares will be forfeited.
(2)	Each performance based restricted share represents a contingent right to receive on share of CYH common stock. There are certain performance criteria that must be satisfied in order to trigger the lapse of restrictions. If the objectives are attained, the restrictions will lapse on 7/25/2009. If the objectives are not met, the shares will be forfeited.
(3)	Vesting occurs in 1/3 increments on the first, second and third anniversary of the date of grant.

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