HOME HEALTH AGENCIES

Community Health Systems, Inc. through its subsidiaries, owns, leases and operates acute care hospitals that are the principal providers of primary healthcare services in non-urban communities. As of December 31, 2006, the Company owned, leased or operated 77 hospitals, across 22 states, with an aggregate of approximately 9,117 licensed beds. On February 1, 2007, the Company executed a definitive agreement to acquire the 159-bed, Lincoln General Hospital, located in Ruston, Louisiana. Effective November 1, 2006, the Company acquired Campbell County Hospital, a 99-bed facility located in Weatherford, Texas. In addition, effective November 1, 2006, the Company acquired Union County Hospital, a 25-bed facility located in Anna, Illinois. Effective October 1, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of HelpSource Home Health, a home health agency located in Wichita Falls, Texas. Effective September 1, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of Humble Texas Home Care, a home health agency located in Humble, Texas. Effective March 18, 2006, the Company sold Highland Medical Center, a 123-bed facility located in Lubbock, Texas, to Shiloh Health Services, Inc. of Louisville, Kentucky. In July 2007, Community Health Systems, Inc. merged with Triad Hospitals, Inc., pursuant to which Triad become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
Effective March 1, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of Forrest City Hospital, a 118-bed hospital and related assets located in Forrest City, Arkansas. Effective April 1, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of two hospitals from the Baptist Health System, Birmingham, Alabama: Baptist Medical Center, DeKalb (134 beds) and Baptist Medical Center, Cherokee (60 beds). Effective May 1, 2006, the Company completed its acquisition of Via Christi Oklahoma Regional Medical Center, a 140-bed hospital located in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Effective June 1, 2006, the Company completed its acquisition of Mineral Area Regional Medical Center, a 135-bed hospital located in Farmington, Missouri. Effective June 30, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of Cottage Home Options, a home health agency and related businesses, located in Galesburg, Illinois, in which it previously held a 40% ownership interest. Effective July 1, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of the healthcare assets of Vista Health, which included Victory Memorial Hospital (336 beds) and St. Therese Medical Center (71 non-acute care beds), both located in Waukegan, Illinois. The Company generates revenues by providing a range of general hospital healthcare services to patients in the communities, in which it is located. Services provided by the Company's hospitals include emergency room services, general surgery, critical care, internal medicine, obstetrics and diagnostic services. As part of providing these services the Company also owns, outright or through partnerships with physicians, physician practices, imaging centers, home health agencies and ambulatory surgery centers