Health Management Associates, Inc. Comments on Chairman's Stock Sales

Business Wire, Nov 28, 2007

NAPLES, Fla. -- Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE:HMA) announced today that William J. Schoen, Chairman of the Board of HMA, sold a portion of his holdings in HMA common stock. The sales consisted of 83,600 shares on November 26, 2007 and 397,858 shares on November 27, 2007. Mr. Schoen sold these shares for tax planning purposes in order to offset financial gains from other unrelated stock trades during 2007.

"Bill is simply engaging in sound personal financial planning," said Burke W. Whitman, HMA's President and Chief Executive Officer. "His confidence in HMA is unwavering." Following settlement of the sales, Mr. Schoen will beneficially own 5,657,979 shares and will have options to acquire an additional 4,026,340 shares.

HMA owns and operates general acute care hospitals in non-urban communities located throughout the United States. HMA operates 59 hospitals in 15 states with approximately 8,500 licensed beds.

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