Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) announced today that a subsidiary has acquired substantially all of the assets of Marion Regional Healthcare System located in Marion, South Carolina. The system includes Marion Regional Hospital, a 124-bed, full service acute care hospital, Mullins Nursing Center, a 92-bed skilled nursing facility, and other ancillary services. Marion Regional Hospital becomes the sixth Community Health Systems, Inc. affiliated acute care hospital in South Carolina. It is located approximately 20 miles east of Carolinas Health System, an affiliated 420-bed tertiary hospital in Florence, South Carolina.
“We also look forward to working with the hospital's medical staff and employees as we build upon their commitment to provide quality health services for the residents of Marion County.”
"We are pleased to expand our presence in South Carolina and look forward to opportunities for Marion Regional Hospital and our other affiliated hospitals in South Carolina to work collaboratively as they advance healthcare for their respective communities," said Wayne T. Smith, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Community Health Systems, Inc. "We also look forward to working with the hospital's medical staff and employees as we build upon their commitment to provide quality health services for the residents of Marion County."