UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 20, 2015 (October 20, 2015)
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-15925 | 13-3893191 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4000 Meridian Boulevard
Franklin, Tennessee 37067
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 465-7000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On October 20, 2015, Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Martin D. Smith will join the executive management team of Quorum Health Corporation (“QHC”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as Executive Vice President of Operations. As previously announced, QHC is expected to become an independent publicly traded company as a result of the spin-off by the Company of the stock of QHC to the Company’s stockholders. Upon completion of the spin-off, QHC will operate a group of 38 hospitals and Quorum Health Resources, LLC, a leading hospital and management consulting business. A copy of the press release making this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 8.01.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
The following item is included as an Exhibit to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Community Health Systems, Inc. Press Release, dated October 20, 2015. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: October 20, 2015 | COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. | |||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ W. Larry Cash | |||||
| W. Larry Cash | ||||||
| President of Financial Services, Chief Financial Officer and Director | ||||||
| (principal financial officer) | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Community Health Systems, Inc. Press Release, dated October 20, 2015. | |