Leadership with a vision Community Health Systems (CHS) is known for sound management decisions and a leadership team that sets a company standard of excellence. The members of the CHS management team average over 23 years of industry experience each. CHS affiliated hospitals are divided among management groups each led by a group senior vice president and operations team. The group operations teams provide hospital CEOs with guidance, support and expertise in almost every area of hospital management. Conversely, hospital CEOs can give direct input to the corporate office through their group team support.

Board of Directors: Wayne T. Smith, Chairman W. Larry Cash John A. Clerico James S. Ely, III John A. Fry William Norris Jennings, M.D. Harvey Klein, M.D. Julia B. North H. Mitchell Watson, Jr.

Wayne Smith, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

Since Wayne Smith’s arrival in 1997, CHS has grown from $742 million in net revenue to over $10.8 billion in 2008 net revenue. This represents a compound annual growth rate of 28 percent— the strongest record of revenue growth in the industry.

For the last six years, Mr. Smith has been selected by the readers of Modern Healthcare Magazine as one of the "100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare".

When Mr. Smith was recruited as Community Health Systems, Inc.'s president and CEO, he brought more than 20 years of healthcare industry experience to the company. He was named Chairman of the Board of Community Health Systems, Inc. in February 2001. Prior to joining CHS, Smith was with Humana, Inc. for 23 years where held a variety of senior management positions including president and Chief Operating Officer. He also was a member of Humana, Inc.'s Board of Directors from 1993 to mid-1996. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Praxair, Inc., Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, the Nashville Healthcare Council (2006 & 2007 Chairman) and the Federation of American Hospitals (2003 Chairman). Before joining Humana in 1973, Smith spent four years as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Services Corps. Mr. Smith holds both a bachelor of science and Master of Science from Auburn University and a master of science in healthcare administration from Trinity University. He studied at the King's Fund College of Hospital Administration in London, England.

W. Larry Cash, Chief Financial Officer

In 1997, Larry Cash was recruited as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Community Healthy Systems, Inc. With more than 30 years of experience in healthcare, Mr. Cash formerly held senior-level financial positions at Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation, Humana, Inc. and Price Waterhouse Coopers. He is a member of Community Health Systems, Inc.'s Board of Directors.

Mr. Cash currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. and on its audit (chair) and compensation committees. He also is a member of the Nashville Healthcare Council.