Full-Time
Regional President
Posted on 7/3/2025
Community Health Systems
5,001-10,000 employees
Operates acute care hospitals nationwide
No salary listed
Franklin, TN, USA
In Person
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- Master's Degree in Hospital Administration or Business Administration required
- More than 10 years of experience and demonstrated successful leadership in a healthcare facility, which includes but is not limited to: building relationships with board members, physicians, health system employees, and community; growing health system revenue and market share to meet budgetary goals and objectives; and meeting necessary regulatory and compliance approvals and quality accreditations required
- More than 10 years of extensive experience leading and winning in a highly complex, competitive health system environment required
- CEO or similar level experience leading an acute care hospital required
- Strong leadership and operational management skills, with a focus on strategic planning, financial performance, and quality improvement.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with health system leaders, physicians, board members, and community leaders.
- Comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, and quality measures.
- Strong financial acumen and experience with budgeting, revenue growth, and operational cost management.
- Ability to work collaboratively across a matrix organization and lead multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong ethical standards and a commitment to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Provides overall operational leadership for the region, overseeing the performance of hospitals, ambulatory access points, and strategic partnerships to ensure financial success and regulatory compliance.
- Mentors and supports the senior leadership teams at individual health systems, providing guidance on performance evaluation, identifying areas for improvement, and enhancing leadership effectiveness.
- Partners with health system CEOs and leadership teams to develop and execute strategic business plans that advance competitive positioning, expand services, and drive revenue growth.
- Leads initiatives focused on enhancing patient experience and safety, supporting the implementation of high-reliability organization (HRO) strategies, and driving improvements in quality outcomes.
- Ensures health systems meet quality and safety standards, as demonstrated by performance in CMS Star Ratings, Leapfrog Safety Grades, Joint Commission Survey results, and compliance with other regulatory bodies.
- Conducts regular site visits to support health system leaders and monitor operational performance, representing corporate leadership at meetings with medical staff, board members, and community stakeholders.
- Collaborates with health system leadership and corporate teams to share best practices, foster strong partnerships, and deliver operational results in areas such as provider outreach, physician practice services (PPS), and ambulatory surgery center (ASC) operations.
- Partners with finance leadership to ensure that financial performance meets or exceeds expectations, focusing on earnings, margin growth, and cost management.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
Community Health Systems operates general acute care hospitals across 14 states, owning or leasing 71 facilities to deliver healthcare outside urban centers. Its main business is running hospital networks and providing medical and surgical services to patients, funded by payments from patients, insurers, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid. The company also offers management services to its affiliates through a professional services corporation. Its workflow centers on developing and operating healthcare delivery systems, supporting a wide range of needs from emergency care to specialized treatments. The goal is to help people get well and live healthier by providing accessible non-urban and suburban hospital-based care while navigating a regulated, competitive US healthcare market.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Franklin, Tennessee
Founded
1985
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Leverage improved to 6.6x by end-2025 from 7.4x, enabling refinancing flexibility.
- Divestiture proceeds of $1.1 billion in 2026 accelerate debt paydown trajectory.
- ASC expansion into higher-margin outpatient care drives per-admission revenue growth.
What critics are saying
- HCA Healthcare's suburban expansion erodes CHS volumes by 10-15% within 24 months.
- $10.156 billion debt triggers covenant breach if EBITDA declines further.
- Portfolio shrinkage to under 60 hospitals eliminates scale economies by end-2026.
What makes Community Health Systems unique
- Largest ASC operator in non-urban markets with Surgical Institute of Alabama acquisition.
- Same-store revenue growth of 3.1% outpaces portfolio divestiture headwinds.
- Outpatient services now represent 50.5% of net operating revenue, offsetting inpatient decline.
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Company News
Community Health Systems sells four Arkansas hospitals to Freeman Health System for $112 million. Thursday, Mar 5, 2026 4:47 pm ET 1min read Community Health Systems has agreed to sell four Arkansas hospitals, including Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville, Northwest Medical Center - Springdale, Northwest Medical Center - Willow Creek Women's Hospital, and Siloam Springs Regional Hospital, to Freeman Health System for $112 million. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. Leerink Partners acted as the Company's exclusive financial advisor for the transaction. Ask Aime: How will the sale of four Arkansas hospitals impact the hospital sector? Aime insights. Which firms and sectors stand to gain from embodied intelligence advancements? Among the Magnificent 7, which stock offers the best value to buy now? Which AI stocks have a consensus buy rating? How do employee numbers compare among Magnificent 7 over the past decade?
Thomas Cuisine and California's Community Health System nearly doubled café revenue over three years, growing from $6.8 million in FY22 to $12.1 million in FY25. Customer satisfaction improved alongside revenue, rising from 77.9% to 88.1% over the same period. The partnership, which began in 2020, focused on making quality food convenient for hospital staff, visitors and the surrounding community. Revenue growth stemmed from increased participation rather than price rises, with more people choosing to eat on campus instead of leaving for outside options. The programme also achieved 24% annual staff turnover in FY25, significantly below the foodservice industry average of 150%. Thomas Cuisine, founded in 1986, provides foodservice management to healthcare, corporate, education and senior living sectors across the United States.
Community Health Systems has attracted bullish sentiment from Wall Street following its fiscal Q4 2025 earnings release on 18 February. RBC Capital reiterated a Buy rating with a $5 price target, whilst Oppenheimer maintained its Buy rating with a $4 target. The hospital operator posted $3.11 billion in quarterly revenue, down 4.78% year-over-year and missing estimates by $31.33 million. However, GAAP EPS of $0.81 exceeded consensus by $0.83. Same-store revenue grew 2.1%, though inpatient admissions declined 0.3% and emergency visits fell 3.6%. For fiscal 2026, management expects revenue between $11.6 billion and $12 billion, with adjusted EBITDA projected at $1.34 billion to $1.49 billion. The company operates general acute care hospitals and outpatient services across the United States.
Community Health Systems reported fourth-quarter results in line with expectations, with adjusted EBITDA of $395 million and a 12.7% margin. Same-store net revenue increased 2.1% year-over-year, driven by a 2.4% rise in net revenue per adjusted admission. Kevin Hammons was appointed permanent CEO, succeeding his interim role. The company completed several divestitures in 2025, reducing leverage from 7.4 times at year-end 2024 to 6.6 times by year-end 2025. Full-year cash flows from operations reached $543 million. For 2026, CHS issued guidance projecting net revenue of $11.6 billion to $12 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $1.34 billion to $1.49 billion, below 2025 levels due to completed and pending divestitures. The Huntsville divestiture, expected to close in the second quarter, should generate $450 million in proceeds.
CHS appoints Kevin Hammons as CEO. Hammons has served as interim CEO of the hospital operator since October. Also on Wednesday, Jason Johnson, previously CHS' chief accounting officer, was appointed CFO. Community Health Systems has officially appointed ex-finance chief Kevin Hammons as its CEO effective immediately, the hospital operator said Wednesday. Hammons had served as interim chief executive since Oct. 1, after longtime CEO Tim Hingtgen stepped down at the end of September. Hammons was also added to CHS' board of directors. Meanwhile, Jason Johnson, who served as CHS' interim finance chief after Hammons' elevation to interim chief executive, was made permanent CFO. Hammons first joined CHS in 1997, and has helped the hospital operator oversee accounting, regulatory reporting, budgeting, corporate finance and investor relations during his tenure, according to a press release. Hammons first stepped was appointed CFO in January 2020. Before joining CHS, Hammons worked at professional service firm Ernst & Young, according to his LinkedIn. Johnson, who began working at CHS in 2012, was previously the company's chief accounting officer. He's also served as vice president and corporate controller at CHS. "Kevin and Jason both have a deep understanding of our company and the healthcare industry, unique perspectives that can accelerate growth and our strategic priorities, and they are both very highly regarded by their colleagues and industry peers," said Wayne Smith, the chairman of CHS' board of directors, in a statement. CHS owns or leases 69 hospitals across the country and operates over 1,000 sites of care. The hospital operator said during its third quarter earnings call that it would continue pursuing divestitures, a long-term goal for the company as it looks to deleverage its balance sheet. Although CHS' most recent revenue results were in-line with company expectations, the operator has struggled with sluggish volumes, which have dragged its earnings for multiple quarters.