---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-046586"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CYH"
cik: "0001108109"
company_name: "COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T06:29:19.024448+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Community Health Systems appoints John A. Clerico as Lead Director; sets 2022 executive compensation

## Summary
- John A. Clerico appointed independent Lead Director, succeeding the late Julia B. North.
- Board reorganized Audit, Compensation, and Governance committees; Dr. Joseph A. Hastings added.
- CEO Hingtgen's 2022 cash incentive target: 225% of base salary; similar targets for other NEOs.
- 2022 base salaries: CEO $1.25M, Chairman $1M, CFO $750K, others.
- Equity grants include NQSOs, time-vesting RSUs, and performance-based RSUs with 3-year vesting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-046586
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CYH
- cik: 0001108109
- company_name: COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312522046586/0001193125-22-046586-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312522046586/d208787d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-046586
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-046586.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-046586.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John A. Clerico was appointed as Lead Director at COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Lead Director
  source text: On February 16, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed John A. Clerico as its independent Lead Director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312522046586/0001193125-22-046586-index.htm
- Executive change
  Julia B. North departed as Lead Director at COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: passed away
  - Role: Lead Director
  source text: Mr. Clerico succeeds Julia B. North, who passed away on December 9, 2021, in this role.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312522046586/0001193125-22-046586-index.htm
- Executive change
  Benjamin C. Fordham departed as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: retiring
  - Role: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
  source text: Benjamin C. Fordham, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, who, as previously disclosed, is retiring effective February 28, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312522046586/0001193125-22-046586-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.