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The Joint Commission Recognizes 118 Community Health Systems-Affiliated Hospitals as Top Performers on Key Quality Measures®
[November 17, 2015]

The Joint Commission Recognizes 118 Community Health Systems-Affiliated Hospitals as Top Performers on Key Quality Measures®


The Joint Commission today named 118 hospitals affiliated with Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) as 2014 Top Performers on Key Quality Measures®.

Only 1,043 - or approximately one-third - of eligible United States hospitals were included on the annual list published by the Joint Commission, the leading accrediting agency for healthcare organizations. Top Performers were recognized for improving performance on evidence-based interventions shown to increase the chances of healthy outcomes for patients with certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children's asthma, inpatient psychiatric services, stroke, venous thromboembolism, perinatal care, immunization, tobacco treatment and substance abuse.

Of the 118 CHS-affiliated hospitals recognized this year, 101 have appeared on the list more than once. Twenty-five CHS-affiliated hospitals have achieved the recognition for the five consecutive years it has been awarded, out of 117 hospitals nationwide to do so.

"Being named a Top Performer is the result of all physicians, nurses and caregivers in a hospital following established evidence-based practices that improve outcomes for their patients," said Wayne T. Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of Community Health Systems, Inc. "We congratulate all recipient hospitals for their achievement and commend them for their work to enhance the delivery of quality care."

Top Performers were required to meet three stringent performance criteria based on 2014 accountability measure data, according to the Joint Commission:

  • Achieve cumulative performance of 95 percent or above across all reported accountability measures;
  • Achieve performance of 95 percent or above on each and every reported accountability measure with at least 30 denominator cases; and
  • Have at least one core measure set that had a composite rate of 95 percent or above, and within that measure set, achieve a performance rate of 95 percent or above on all applicable individual accountability measures.




 

CHS-Affiliated Hospitals Named Top Performers on Key Quality Measures®:

 
Abilene Regional Medical Center                 Abilene, TX
AllianceHealth Blackwell* Blackwell, OK
AllianceHealth Clinton Clinton, OK
AllianceHealth Deaconess Oklahoma City, OK
AllianceHealth Madill Madill, OK
AllianceHealth Midwest Midwest City, OK
AllianceHealth Ponca City Ponca City, OK
AllianceHealth Pryor Pryor, OK
AllianceHealth Seminole Seminole, OK
AllianceHealth Woodward Woodward, OK
Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas, NM
Barrow Regional Medical Center* Winder, GA
Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CA (News - Alert)
Bayfront Health Dade City Dade City, FL
Bayfront Health Punta Gorda Punta Gorda, FL
Berwick Hospital Center Berwick, PA
Big Bend Regional Medical Center Alpine, TX
Bluffton Regional Medical Center* Bluffton, IN
Brandywine Hospital Coatesville, PA
Carlisle Regional Medical Center Carlisle, PA
Carlsbad Medical Center* Carlsbad, NM
Carolinas Hospital System - Marion Mullins, SC
Carolinas Hospital System Florence, SC
Cedar Park Regional Medical Center Cedar Park, TX
Clearview Regional Medical Center Monroe, GA
Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville, AL
Davis Regional Medical Center* Statesville, NC
Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA
Dupont Hospital* Fort Wayne, IN
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell, NM
Evanston Regional Hospital Evanston, WY
Fannin Regional Hospital Blue Ridge, GA
First Hospital Kingston, PA
Flowers Hospital Dothan, AL
Galesburg Cottage Hospital Galesburg, IL
Gateway (News - Alert) Regional Medical Center* Granite City, IL
Grandview Medical Center Birmingham, AL
Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center* Lititz, PA
Heartland Regional Medical Center Marion, IL
Helena Regional Medical Center* Helena, AR
Henderson County Community Hospital* Lexington, TN
Highlands Regional Medical Center Sebring, FL
Hill Regional Hospital Hillsboro, TX
Jefferson Memorial Hospital Jefferson City, TN
Jennersville Regional Hospital West Grove, PA
Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson, KY
Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw, IN
L.V. Stabler Memorial Hospital* Greenville, AL
LaFollette Medical Center LaFollette, TN
Lake Area Medical Center Lake Charles, LA
Lake Granbury Medical Center Granbury, TX
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center* Mooresville, NC
Lancaster Regional Medical Center Lancaster, PA
Lea Regional Medical Center Hobbs, NM
Lehigh Regional Medical Center Lehigh Acres, FL
Lock Haven Hospital Lock Haven, PA
Lower Keys Medical Center Key West, FL
Mary Black Health System - Gaffney Gaffney, SC
Mary Black Health System - Spartanburg Spartanburg, SC
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center Palmer, AK
McKenzie Regional Hospital* McKenzie, TN
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center* Springfield, OR
Medical Center of South Arkansas El Dorado, AR
Merit Health Biloxi* Biloxi, MS
Merit Health Rankin Brandon, MS
Merit Health River Oaks Flowood, MS
Merit Health River Region Vicksburg, MS
Merit Health Wesley* Hattiesburg, MS
Mesa View Regional Hospital Mesquite, NV
MetroSouth Medical Center Blue Island, IL
Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly, MO
Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton, PA
Mountain West Medical Center Tooele, UT
MountainView Regional Medical Center Las Cruces, NM
Navarro Regional Hospital Corsicana, TX
Newport Medical Center Newport, TN
Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston, LA
Paul B Hall Regional Medical Center Paintsville, KY

Physicians Regional Healthcare System - Pine Ridge

Naples, FL
Plateau Medical Center Oak Hill, WV
Porter Regional Hospital Valparaiso, IN
Red Bud Regional Hospital Red Bud, IL
San Angelo Community Medical Center San Angelo, TX
Sandhills Regional Medical Center Hamlet, NC
Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL
Sebastian River Medical Center* Sebastian, FL
Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center Crystal River, FL
Shands Live Oak Regional Medical Center Live Oak, FL
Shands Starke Regional Medical Center Starke, FL
Sharon Regional Health System Sharon, PA
Siloam Springs Regional Hospital Siloam Springs, AR
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center* Foley, AL
South Texas Regional Medical Center* Jourdanton, TX
Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin, VA

Sparks Medical Center - Van Buren

Van Buren, AR
Sparks Regional Medical Center Fort Smith, AR
Springs Memorial Hospital* Lancaster, SC
St. Cloud Regional Medical Center St. Cloud, FL
St. Joseph Hospital Fort Wayne, IN
Stringfellow Memorial Hospital Anniston, AL
Sunbury Community Hospital Sunbury, PA

Tennova Healthcare - Dyersburg Regional*

Dyersburg, TN

Tennova Healthcare - McNairy Regional

Selmer, TN

Tennova Healthcare - Volunteer Martin

Martin, TN
The Orthopedic Hospital* Fort Wayne, IN
Three Rivers Medical Center* Louisa, KY
Toppenish Community Hospital Toppenish, WA
Trinity Hospital of Augusta (News - Alert) Augusta, GA
Tyler Memorial Hospital Tunkhannock, PA
Union County Hospital Anna, IL
University Medical Center Lebanon, TN
Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA
Venice Regional Bayfront Health* Venice, FL

Vista Medical Center - East

Waukegan, IL
Weatherford Regional Medical Center* Weatherford, TX
Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City, AZ
Williamson Memorial Hospital Williamson, WV
Woodland Heights Medical Center Lufkin, TX
 

*Denotes fifth consecutive year as a Top Performer

 

About Community Health Systems, Inc.

Community Health Systems, Inc. is one of the largest publicly-traded hospital companies in the United States and a leading operator of general acute care hospitals in communities across the country. Through its subsidiaries, the Company currently owns, leases or operates 198 affiliated hospitals in 29 states with an aggregate of approximately 30,000 licensed beds. The Company has announced plans for a spin-off transaction to create a new, publicly-traded company, Quorum Health Corporation, with 38 affiliated hospitals and related outpatient services in 16 states, together with Quorum Health Resources, LLC, a subsidiary providing management and consulting services to non-affiliated hospitals. The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2016. The Company's headquarters are located in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb south of Nashville. Shares in Community Health Systems, Inc. are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CYH." More information about the Company can be found on its website at www.chs.net.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this communication may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the expected timing of the completion of the spin-off transaction and realignment of the Company's operating divisions and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based on the views and assumptions of the management of the Company and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that the proposed transaction or these future events will occur as anticipated, if at all, or that actual results will be as expected. Actual future events or results may differ materially from these statements. Such differences may result from a number of factors, including but not limited to: the timing and completion of the proposed transaction; a failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals; a failure to obtain assurances of anticipated tax treatment; a deterioration in the business or prospects of the Company or Quorum Health Corporation; adverse developments in the Company's or Quorum Health Corporation's markets; adverse developments in the U.S. or global capital markets, credit markets or economies generally; the risk that the benefits of the proposed transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the impact of the proposed transaction on the Company's third-party relationships; the Company's ability following completion of the spin-off to identify and acquire additional hospitals in larger and more urbanized markets with terms that are attractive to the Company and to integrate such acquired hospitals; and changes in regulatory, social and political conditions. Additional risks and factors that may affect results are discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update these statements.


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