---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-057858"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CYH"
cik: "0001108109"
company_name: "COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T03:25:40.980902+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Community Health Systems enters retainer agreement with retiring EVP, General Counsel Benjamin Fordham

## Summary
- Benjamin Fordham retired as EVP, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary effective Feb 28, 2022.
- He will provide legal consulting services from March 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024 for $25,000/month and continued equity vesting.
- Fordham is subject to non-solicitation and confidentiality covenants during the consulting term.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-057858
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CYH
- cik: 0001108109
- company_name: COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312522057858/0001193125-22-057858-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312522057858/d12732d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-057858
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-057858.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-057858.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Benjamin C. Fordham retired as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
  source text: Mr. Fordham retired effective February 28, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312522057858/0001193125-22-057858-index.htm

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