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FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) is steadily growing its network of ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) offering same-day surgical care. In the first part of 2026 alone, subsidiaries opened de novo centers in Birmingham and Foley, Alabama, and acquired a majority ownership interest in a center in Anchorage, Alaska, increasing the count to 36 affiliated ASCs.
The ASC count will soon grow to 37, as a subsidiary of the Company recently signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority ownership interest in Surgical Clinic Solutions, LLC dba Surgical Institute of Alabama (SIA) in Vestavia, Alabama.
The freestanding SIA performs more than 8,000 cases per year and is the largest multi-specialty surgery center in Alabama. Located in a Birmingham suburb, SIA has six operating rooms, two procedure rooms, nine pre-op and nine post-acute beds. Surgical specialists practicing at SIA deliver neurospine, orthospine, orthopedics, total joint reconstruction, general, urology and pain management procedures.
“Our targeted investments in ambulatory surgery centers extend our ability to provide care in the most advantageous way for our patients,” said Kevin Hammons, Chief Executive Officer of Community Health Systems, Inc. “By offering additional services through these outpatient settings, we are driving growth for our health systems, delivering quality care and excellent outcomes, and optimizing the surgical experience for both our physician partners and their patients.”
The SIA transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Terms of the transaction remain confidential.
When the SIA transaction is complete, CHS affiliate Grandview Health in Birmingham, Alabama, will have four ambulatory surgery centers offering the convenience of outpatient surgical services. Birmingham Musculoskeletal Institute at Grandview Health, which opened in April 2026, joined Grandview Urology Surgery Center and Grandview Endoscopy Center on the campus of Grandview Medical Center.
CHS affiliate Baldwin Health in Foley, Alabama, opened its de novo Specialty Surgery Center in February 2026. The center delivers orthopedic surgery, gastroenterological surgery, pain management and colonoscopy procedures. Baldwin Health has also completed a $154 million expansion, adding a five-story, nearly 200,000-square foot tower that doubled intensive care beds, added inpatient beds, an enhanced women’s and children’s unit with a Level II NICU, new operating suites and surgical technology to increase capacity for delivering care in coastal Alabama, one of the country’s fastest growing communities.
Effective April 1, 2026, a subsidiary of the Company completed the acquisition of a majority ownership interest in South Anchorage Surgery Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The center specializes in gastrointestinal and interventional pain procedures and adds surgical capacity for CHS affiliate Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer, Alaska.
About Community Health Systems
Community Health Systems, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest healthcare companies. The Company’s affiliates are leading providers of healthcare services, developing and operating healthcare delivery systems in 33 distinct markets across 13 states. The Company’s subsidiaries own or lease 64 affiliated hospitals with more than 9,000 beds and operate more than 900 sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, occupational medicine clinics, imaging centers, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery centers. The Company’s headquarters are located in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb south of Nashville. Shares in Community Health Systems, Inc. are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CYH.” More information about the Company can be found on its website at www.chs.net.
