Community Health Systems, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading operators of general acute care hospitals. The organization’s affiliates own, operate or lease 118 hospitals in 20 states with approximately 20,000 licensed beds.  Affiliated hospitals are dedicated to providing quality healthcare for local residents and contribute to the economic development of their communities. Based on the unique needs of each community served, these hospitals offer a wide range of diagnostic, medical and surgical services in inpatient and outpatient settings.

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Matt Hayes was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in 2018. Hayes has more than two decades of hospital management experience, including work with hospitals, markets and divisions affiliated with CHS, [Health Management Associates](/org/health-management-associates-inc) and Quorum Health Corporation.

He earned a master’s degree in health care administration and policy from The Medical University of South Carolina, a master’s degree in business administration from The University of Alabama at Birmingham and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from [Auburn University](/org/auburn-university). Hayes is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

James M. Hayes

Lynn T. Simon

Tomi Galin

Justin Pitt has served as the Company’s executive vice president, general counsel and assistant secretary since March 1, 2022. Previously, he served as the Company’s senior vice president and chief litigation counsel, and oversaw operations of the Company’s Legal and Government Relations Departments. He first joined the Company as Litigation Counsel in 2009 after several years in private practice as a litigator and lobbyist to the Tennessee General Assembly. Pitt serves as a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and on numerous committees of the Federation of American Hospitals. Pitt is a Fellow of the Nashville Health Care Council and a member of the Leaders Council of the Legal Services Corporation, the largest funder of civil legal aid for low income Americans in the United States. He is a past professor of business and healthcare law at King University and Aquinas College. Pitt serves on the boards of a number of non-profit organizations including One Willco and The Village at Glencliff, which provides medical respite and bridge housing for those experiencing homelessness. Pitt received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Carson Newman University and his law degree, Order of the Coif, from Washington University in St. Louis, where he was a William Webster Fellow.

Justin D. Pitt

Craig Pickard was appointed Senior Vice President of Corporate Taxation for Community Health Systems in 2018. He joined CHS in 1998 as Director, Corporate Taxation and was appointed Vice President in 2015. Prior to joining CHS, he served as Tax Manager at Coventry Corporation and Deloitte LP, and as an Associate in Corporate Tax at HealthTrust. Pickard holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Craig Pickard

Jason Johnson serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Community Health Systems. In this role, he is responsible for Securities and Exchange Commission reporting matters as well as overseeing various other accounting and financial reporting matters including accounting policies and procedures, consolidations and accounting for acquisitions and divestitures. Since joining CHS in 2012, Johnson has served as Vice President and Assistant Corporate Controller, Vice President and Corporate Controller, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, and Senior Vice President. Prior to joining CHS, Johnson held various positions in the assurance and advisory services practice at Deloitte & Touche LLP. He also previously served as controller of an alternative energy marketing and distribution company. He holds a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky and is a member of AICPA and the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Jason K. Johnson

Craig Conti leads the Acquisitions and Development group at Community Health Systems and is responsible for merger & acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships across all service lines. He joined CHS in 2006 and has over 25 years of healthcare M&A experience including previous employment at Universal Health Services, Inc., PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, and NovaCare, Inc. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from Purdue University, is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant and holds an accreditation in business valuation from the AICPA.

Craig Conti

Chris Cobb serves as Corporate Secretary of Community Health Systems and its subsidiary entities. In this role he provides support to the Company’s board of directors and senior management. He also provides legal advice and assistance to the corporate office in the areas of corporate structure and governance issues, securities compliance, financings and general corporate matters. Cobb joined CHS in 2008 as Senior Corporate Counsel. Prior to that he practiced primarily in the area of corporate transactional law at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis in Nashville. He has a law degree from Vanderbilt Law School, where he was the Phillip G. Davidson Scholar, and a degree in business administration from Tennessee Technological University. Prior to attending law school, he was a consultant with Andersen Consulting, working primarily in the healthcare industry.

Chris Cobb

Gordon Carlisle serves as Vice President of Facility Management for Community Health Systems where he is responsible for the design and construction of existing and new facilities and the maintenance and engineering activities required to maintain those facilities. Prior to joining CHS in 1998, Carlisle was a principal at META Associates, a program management firm. He also served in the United States Marine Corp. Carlisle holds a bachelor’s degree in construction management from East Carolina University and a master’s degree in business administration from Indiana University.

Gordon Carlisle

Nathan Summar serves as Vice President of Revenue Management for Community Health Systems where he is responsible for all aspects of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for CHS and its’ affiliates. His responsibilities include oversight of all federal and state regulatory reporting, analysis and advocacy for government programs, and oversight of the accounting cycle for revenue recognition. Summar joined CHS in 2002 as an Accounting Manager and has served as Vice President of the Revenue Management department since 2014. Prior to joining CHS, he held accounting positions in the healthcare and construction industries. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Middle Tennessee State University and is a Certified Public Accountant. 

Nathaniel Summar

Austen D. (Drew) Mason serves as the President of Region 1 Operations for Community Health Systems, overseeing the Company’s affiliated hospitals in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Mason joined CHS in 2009 and served in various corporate operations roles until 2012. He served as a hospital executive at several of the Company’s affiliated hospitals in the southeast United States from 2012 through 2020, including as chief executive officer of Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Mason was promoted to Regional President in 2021. He holds a master’s degree in business administration with a specialization in healthcare from Vanderbilt University and a bachelor’s degree in management from Villanova University.

Drew Mason

Michael M. Lynd

Ted Lomicka serves as Vice President of Strategic Analytics for Community Health Systems where he is responsible for overseeing data analytics, process improvement, new technologies, staffing structures, and market-based innovation projects. Lomicka joined CHS in 2002 as Director of Strategic Analysis and has held various positions of increasing responsibility in Finance and Treasury, including Vice President and Treasurer. Prior to joining CHS, he managed a team of consultants at PricewaterhouseCoopers that advised health systems on approaches to improving financial performance. He served as chairman of Leadership Health Care and was a board member for the Nashville Health Care Council and a participant in the Nashville Health Care Council Fellows program. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University and an MBA from Vanderbilt University.

Edward W. Lomicka

Chad A. Campbell serves as the President of Region 4 Operations for Community Health Systems, overseeing the Company’s affiliated hospitals in Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. Originally joining CHS in 2007, Campbell served in various hospital executive roles, including as chief executive officer at several of the Company’s affiliated hospitals in the western United States. He was chief executive officer at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center, a former CHS affiliated hospital in Springfield, Oregon, when that hospital was included in the Company’s spin-off of Quorum Health Corporation in 2016. He continued in that role with Quorum until rejoining CHS in 2018 as a vice president of division operations. He was promoted to Regional President in 2019. He holds a master’s degree in health care administration from Trinity University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Texas State University.

Chad Campbell

Mark B. Medley serves as the President of Region 3 Operations for Community Health Systems, overseeing the Company’s affiliated hospitals in Indiana. Before joining CHS in 2019, he was the chief executive officer and owner of Alee Healthcare Advisory Services, and executive vice president and group president at RCCH Healthcare Partners. He also served in various executive roles with Capella Healthcare, Inc., including service on Capella’s board of directors, and in both corporate and hospital executive roles with other hospital operators primarily in the southeastern United States. He holds a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in healthcare management from Western Governors University, a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Tennessee Technological University and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Mark Medley

Kevin Hammons

Pamela T. Rudisill

Tim L. Hingtgen

Gabe Ottinger was appointed Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Community Health Systems in 2020. Ottinger joined Community Health Systems in 2014 and has held various financial leadership roles during his tenure with the Company, including overseeing accounting and reporting for joint ventures, overseeing Company’s annual budgeting process and developing a corporate financial analytics team and various other special projects. Prior to joining CHS, he had an accomplished consulting career, where he assisted clients with acquisitions, divestitures, and public offerings of stock. He also served as Treasurer of Doane Pet Care, Director of Strategic and Business Planning at Mars PetCare US, and in various positions in the Assurance and Advisory Services practice at Ernst & Young. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Gabe Ottinger

Richard Willis was appointed Vice President of Managed Care in 2010. He formerly served as Regional Director of Managed Care in Texas. Prior to joining the company in 2008, he served as President of Central and West Texas Operations for Humana, Inc., and was previously COO and Vice president of Sales. Willis has more than 20 years of experience in the managed care industry.

Richard T. Willis

Kevin Hammons was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Community Health Systems in January 2020. In February 2021, he was named President and Chief Financial Officer.

Hammons joined Community Health Systems in 1997 and has held numerous financial leadership roles during his tenure with the Company, including overseeing accounting and financial reporting, SEC reporting, budgeting, design and implementation of financial systems and processes, capital market transactions, corporate finance and treasury management functions and the Company’s divestiture program. Prior to being named Chief Financial Officer in 2020, he served as Senior Vice President, Assistant Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He has also previously served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer.

Prior to joining Community Health Systems, Hammons served for ten years in various positions in the Assurance and Advisory Services practice at Ernst & Young, serving both public and privately held companies.

Hammons holds a bachelor of arts degree in accounting from Malone University in Canton, Ohio, where he also previously served as a member of the board of trustees.

Kevin Stockton

Miguel S. Benet, M.D., M.P.H., has leadership responsibilities for the CHS PSO – Patient Safety Organization, clinical research, clinical informatics, case management, ED, OR, OB cardiovascular service lines, pharmacy, clinical data science, process improvement and graduate medical education (GME) programs within CHS-affiliated hospitals.

Before joining CHS in 2021, Benet served as Chief Medical Officer for HCA’s North Texas Division where he had responsibility for all clinical, safety and quality activities and led strategic implementation of clinical programs across the 16-hospital network. In his more than 20 years as a physician executive and practicing provider, he has held leadership roles including Chief Resident, Anesthesiology Department Chairman, medical staff committee chairmanships, and CMO at individual hospitals.

Benet earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and his medical degree along with a master’s degree in public health, health management and policy from the University of Michigan. He completed his anesthesia residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusett

Miguel S. Benet

Brad Cash joined CHS in 1998 as a Chief Financial Officer Trainee/Finance Analyst. He held several hospital CFO roles before being promoted to Divisional Vice President of Finance in 2007 and Senior Vice President of Financial Operations in 2017. Cash oversees Regional Financial Operations, Supply Chain Operations, Revenue Cycle, Managed Care, Ambulatory Service Centers, Physician Practice Finance and Data Analytics. Cash holds a master’s degree in business with an emphasis in healthcare management from [Regis University](/org/regis-university), and a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Transylvania University.

Brad Cash

Beth Witte is responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of the Compliance and Privacy programs for all [Community Health Systems](/org/community-health-systems) affiliates. Witte joined CHS in 2009 as a Director in the Revenue Management department. She has served as Vice President of Internal Audit and overseen the organization’s Enterprise Risk Management program since July of 2017. Prior to joining CHS, Witte served as an Audit Manager at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, where she supervised audits of large, publicly traded companies and healthcare organizations. Witte holds a master’s degree in business administration from [Middle Tennessee State University](/org/middle-tennessee-state-university) and a bachelor’s degree of business administration from the University of Louisiana.

Beth Witte

Susan Schrupp oversees the Supply Chain purchasing and procure-to-pay process for [Community Health Systems](/org/community-health-systems) and its affiliates. Additional areas of responsibility include oversight of Contract Administration, Travel, Clinical Equipment/Biomedical Function and the Laboratory and Imaging Services lines. Schrupp also represents CHS by serving on the Equity Board of [HealthTrust](/org/healthtrust) Purchasing Group. She joined CHS in 2018 with more than 20 years of experience in healthcare supply chain and healthcare group purchasing organizations including Novant, Sentara Health, Catholic Health Initiatives, Premier, Consorta and [HealthTrust](/org/healthtrust). Schrupp holds a master’s degree in business and a bachelor’s degree in health services administration from [Western Illinois University](/org/western-illinois-university).

Susan Schrupp

Wayne Smith joined [Community Health Systems](/org/community-health-systems) in 1997 as President and Chief Executive Officer. In 2001, he was named Chairman of the Board. In January 2021, Smith transitioned from his role as Chairman and CEO to Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Smith is one of the most tenured executives in the hospital industry. Over the years, he has garnered professional recognition from his peers, investors, and the business community. He has been named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare each of the 19 years [Modern Healthcare](/org/modern-healthcare) has published the peer voted list, one of only two people to be named to the list every year since its inception. Institutional Investor magazine has named Smith a Top CEO for the healthcare facilities sector several times since 2008.

Smith is the past-chair of the board of the Federation of American Hospitals. He is also the past-chair and a former board member of both the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Health Care Council and serves on the board of trustees of [Auburn University](/org/auburn-university), where he currently serves as president pro tempore. In addition, his past experience serving on other companies’ boards of directors provides him with insight and experiences to support his leadership of the Company and its Board. He served on the board of directors of Praxair, Inc., a supplier of industrial gases and coatings and related healthcare services and technologies, from July 2001 until its Merger with Linde AG in October 2018, with service initially on Praxair’s audit committee and later on its compensation committee (former chair).

Prior to joining [Community Health Systems](/org/community-health-systems), Smith was President and Chief Operating Officer of Humana, Inc., where he served in various management positions during his 23 years with that company. Smith holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from [Auburn University](/org/auburn-university) and a master’s degree in healthcare administration from [Trinity University](/org/trinity-university).

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