---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-138026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CYH"
cik: "0001108109"
company_name: "COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T07:56:07.539610+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Community Health Systems completes $459M divestiture of Crestwood Medical Center to Huntsville Hospital

## Summary
- Purchase price of $459M cash; transaction closed April 1, 2026.
- Pre-tax gain on sale of $185M; after-tax net gain of $138M.
- Pro forma net operating revenues reduced by $327M for year ended Dec 31, 2025.
- Pro forma net income attributable to CYH stockholders increased by $101M.
- Crestwood Medical Center is a 180-bed hospital with associated outpatient centers and practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-138026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CYH
- cik: 0001108109
- company_name: COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 9.01, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312526138026/0001193125-26-138026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312526138026/cyh-20260401.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 5a1d16c8c2909350636da9f0525710c0119b5264
  claim: COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC completed a disposition involving The Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville, d/b/a Huntsville Hospital Health System for $459 million in cash (closed 2026-04-01).
  evidence_excerpt: The purchase price paid to CHS in connection with the closing of the Transaction, after giving effect to estimated working capital and before certain transaction expenses, was $459 million in cash (subject to a post-closing working capital adjustment). The foregoing summary of the Transaction and the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement is subject to, and
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108109/000119312526138026/0001193125-26-138026-index.htm

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