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Shareholders going after a troubled Franklin-based hospital chain may get their day in court

Blake Farmer

September 22, 2022

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Shareholders of Franklin-based Community Health Systems accuse the for-profit hospital chain of downplaying its precarious finances and even hiding its troubles through accounting tricks.

Filed Under: Business, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Community Health Systems, Darren Robbins, hospitals, Wayne Smith

Longtime CHS Chief Stepping Down After Years Of Struggle To Turn Around Hospital Chain

Blake Farmer

October 27, 2020

Wayne Smith has led the hospital chain Community Health Systems for 23 years. It briefly ran even more hospitals than HCA. But in recent years, the company has been forced to sell off dozens of them.

Filed Under: Health Care Tagged With: Community Health Systems, hospital industry, Wayne Smith

CHS Looks to Non-Profit Hospitals for Bottom Line Boost

Bradley George

January 9, 2013

Community Health has purchased more than 100 hospitals since 2000. Smith says about half of those were non-profits, mostly owned by cities and counties. Now they’re an important part of the company’s bottom line

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Community Health Systems, Wayne Smith

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