Healthcare Management Systems and Community Health Systems Expand Agreement

Business Wire, Feb 26, 2008

HMS IT Solutions to Be Deployed at Newly Acquired CHS Facilities

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Please replace the release (dated February 25, 2008) with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.

The corrected release reads:

HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS EXPAND AGREEMENT

HMS IT Solutions to Be Deployed at Newly Acquired CHS Facilities

Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.[R] (HMS) announced today that Community Health Systems, Inc., the largest publicly traded hospital company in the United States, will deploy a range of HMS clinical and financial solutions in a number of additional CHS facilities. HMS and CHS, two prominent players in the Tennessee healthcare community, have been partners for over 20 years.

"HMS continues to be an effective partner for CHS, providing integrated clinical and financial applications in a cost-effective manner for our community hospitals," said Gary Seay, Chief Information Officer of CHS. "For many years CHS and HMS have partnered to develop software offerings for our hospitals that are proven, easy to use and cost-effective, and which support our business model."

"HMS and CHS began their partnership in 1986 when CHS had only a few facilities, and we have grown together over the years. We are proud of our selection by CHS to continue the implementation of the HMS system," said Tom Stephenson, president and chief executive officer of HMS. "Our partnership with CHS has definitely pushed us as a company to continue to improve our financial and clinical systems. I began my career with HMS in 1985, the year before HMS signed CHS as our customer. I have personally experienced the positive changes and growth we have had as a company because of our partnership."

HMS counts as customers nearly 600 community hospitals across the U.S. and over 30 multi-entity healthcare companies, including CHS as well as the nation's largest LTAC and behavioral health corporations. HMS offers a full suite of integrated solutions for their customers' general financials, patient financials, patient access, clinical systems, advanced clinicals and physician/clinician access needs.

About HMS

Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.[R] (HMS) is a Nashville-based healthcare company that develops, sells and supports integrated clinical and financial hospital information systems and services. Founded in 1984, HMS counts among its customers over 600 Community hospitals, Behavioral, Rehabilitation, Long-term Acute Care facilities and multi-entity healthcare organizations nationwide. With the HMS system, caregivers are able to increase their efficiency in delivering quality care with an emphasis on improving patient safety. For more information, please visit www.hmstn.com or call 800.383.3317.

About CHS

Located in the Nashville, Tennessee, suburb of Franklin, Community Health Systems, Inc. is the largest publicly-traded hospital company in the United States and a leading operator of general acute care hospitals in non-urban and mid-size markets throughout the country. Through its subsidiaries, the Company currently owns, leases or operates more than 130 hospitals in 28 states and one in Ireland, with an aggregate of approximately 18,700 licensed beds. Its hospitals offer a broad range of inpatient medical and surgical services, outpatient treatment and skilled nursing care. In addition, through its QHR subsidiary, the Company provides management and consulting services to independent general acute care hospitals located throughout the United States. Shares in Community Health Systems, Inc. are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CYH."