EXHIBIT 99.1

(COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. LOGO)



                    COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. ANNOUNCES
                     PARTIAL REDEMPTION OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES


BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (November 14, 2005) -- Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:
CYH) announced today that it has called for the redemption of $150,000,000 in
principal amount of its 4.25% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2008 on
December 14, 2005. As of today, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
the Convertible Notes is $287,500,000.

         The redemption price for the Convertible Notes being redeemed is
101.821% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes, or $1,018.21 per
$1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes, plus accrued and unpaid
interest to the redemption date. Interest on the portion of the Convertible
Notes that are not being redeemed will continue to accrue from and after the
redemption date.

         Prior to the close of business on December 13, 2005, holders may elect
to convert their Convertible Notes into shares of the Company's common stock,
par value $.01, at a conversion price of $33.50 per share, or 29.8507 shares for
each $1,000 principal amount of the Notes. On November 14, 2005, the last
reported sale price of the Company's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange
was $36.76 per share.

         The Convertible Notes became redeemable in full on October 15, 2005.
However, the restricted payment covenant in the Indenture for the Company's
6.50% Senior Notes due 2012 limits the amount of cash available to redeem the
Convertible Notes in full. If a sufficient number of holders elect to convert
rather than be redeemed for cash in the partial redemption announced today and
favorable market conditions exist, the Company intends to issue another notice
of redemption for the remaining outstanding Convertible Notes. Any additional
notice would not be issued until after consummation of the partial redemption
announced today.

                  A notice of redemption for the partial redemption announced
today has been sent by Wachovia Bank, National Association (successor trustee to
First Union National Bank), the trustee, paying agent, and conversion agent for
the Convertible Notes, to all registered holders of the Convertible Notes.
Copies of this notice and additional information related to redemption or
conversion may be obtained from Wachovia Bank, National Association, Attention:
Corporate Trust Group, 230 4th Avenue North, 7th Floor, Nashville, TN 37219 or
by calling Caroline Oakes at 615/525-2309.


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         Located in the Nashville, Tennessee suburb of Brentwood, Community
Health Systems is a leading operator of general acute care hospitals in
non-urban communities throughout the country. Through its subsidiaries,
Community Health Systems currently owns, leases or operates 71 hospitals in 21
states. Its hospitals offer a broad range of inpatient medical and surgical
services, outpatient treatment and skilled nursing care. Shares in Community
Health Systems are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CYH."

         This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the
redemption of the convertible notes. These forward-looking statements involve a
number of risks and uncertainties, including without limitation risks associated
with the ability to complete the redemption in a timely basis. Readers are also
referred to the documents filed by Community Health Systems with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended September 30, 2005, which identify important other risk factors and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in
the forward-looking statements.


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 Investor Contact:         W. Larry Cash
                           Executive Vice President
                           and Chief Financial Officer
                           (615) 373-9600