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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 * CURRY KELLY E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC [HMA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive VP and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC., 5811 PELICAN BAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2010 (Street) NAPLES, FL 34108 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 Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value 07/01/2010   M   20,000 A $ 0 644,310 D   Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value 07/01/2010   F   7,290 D $ 7.57 637,020 D   Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value               281,693 D (1)   Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value               10,000 I By a Revocable Trust Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value               113 I 401(k) Plan

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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

Deferred Stock Award

$ 0

07/01/2010

M

20,000

(2)

07/01/2012

Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value

20,000 (2)

$ 0

40,000 (2)

D

Contingent Stock Award

$ 0

02/19/2012

02/19/2012

Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value

20,870 (3)

20,870 (3)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CURRY KELLY E HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. 5811 PELICAN BAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 500 NAPLES, FL 34108			Executive VP and CFO

Signatures

/s/ Gary S. Bryant, Attorney-in-fact for Kelly E. Curry		07/02/2010
**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)	These shares are held jointly by Mr. Curry and his wife.
(2)	This deferred stock award granted under the Issuer's 1996 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan was previously reported by Mr. Curry and vests 20% on each anniversary date over five years of continued employment.
(3)	This contingent stock incentive award under the Issuer's 1996 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan was previously reported by Mr. Curry.

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