UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

May 23, 2013 (May 21, 2013)

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-15925

13-3893191

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4000 Meridian Boulevard

Franklin, Tennessee 37067

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 465-7000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) The 2013 annual meeting of stockholders of Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 21, 2013.

(b) The following describes the matters that were submitted to the vote of the stockholders of the Company at the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and the result of the votes on these matters:

(1) The stockholders approved the election of the following persons as directors of the Company for terms that expire at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until their respective successors have been elected and have qualified:


Name	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
(a) W. Larry Cash		77,538,990 (94.0%)		4,946,381 (6.0%)		21,853		5,202,399
(b) John A. Clerico		75,849,570 (91.9%)		6,604,864 (8.0%)		52,790		5,202,399
(c) James S. Ely III		82,062,619 (99.5%)		394,743 (0.5%)		49,862		5,202,399
(d) John A. Fry		82,204,112 (99.6%)		258,331 (0.3%)		44,781		5,202,399
(e) William Norris Jennings, M.D.		82,116,878 (99.5%)		363,216 (0.4%)		27,130		5,202,399
(f) Julia B. North		75,894,208 (92.0%)		6,576,077 (8.0%)		36,939		5,202,399
(g) Wayne T. Smith		80,856,232 (98.0%)		1,609,821 (2.0%)		41,171		5,202,399
(h) H. Mitchell Watson, Jr.		75,858,750 (91.9%)		6,610,942 (8.0%)		37,532		5,202,399

(2) The stockholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
67,635,933 (82.0%)	14,740,831 (17.9%)	130,460	5,202,399

(3) The stockholders approved the Community Health Systems, Inc. 2009 Stock Option and Award Plan, amended and restated as of March 20, 2013:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
73,147,408 (88.7%)	9,245,545 (11.2%)	114,271	5,202,399

(4) The Board of Directors’ appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2013, was ratified by the affirmative votes of the stockholders:

(c)	Not applicable.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: May 23, 2013	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
	(Registrant)

	By:	/s/ Wayne T. Smith
		Wayne T. Smith
		Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)

	By:	/s/ W. Larry Cash
		W. Larry Cash
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
		(principal financial officer)

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

86,770,177

(98.9%)

892,806

(1.0%)

Community Health Systems, Inc. 8-K