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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-048582"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CYH"
cik: "0001108109"
company_name: "COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2025-04-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T00:19:27.992326+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Community Health Systems completes $284M sale of Lake Norman hospital to Duke Health

## Summary
- Sale of Lake Norman Regional Medical Center and related businesses to Duke University Health System closed April 1, 2025.
- Total cash consideration $284M, after estimated working capital and other adjustments.
- Pro forma for year ended Dec 31, 2024 eliminates $166M in revenue and $253M in operating costs.
- Pre-tax gain on sale estimated at $110M ($80M after tax), improving net loss from $516M to $454M.
- Deal first announced December 11, 2024; proceeds strengthen balance sheet with $284M cash added.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-048582
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CYH
- cik: 0001108109
- company_name: COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2025-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 9.01, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000095017025048582/0000950170-25-048582-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000095017025048582/cyh-20250401.htm

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