Community Health Systems, Inc. Earnings Call Transcript

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Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 25, 2024 11:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Anton Hie - Vice President of Investor Relations
Tim Hingtgen - CEO
Kevin Hammons - President and CFO

Conference Call Participants

Brian Tanquilut - Jefferies
AJ Rice - UBS
Ben Hendrix - RBC Capital
Stephen Baxter - Wells Fargo
Josh Raskin - Nephron Research

Operator

Good day, and welcome to the Community Health Systems' Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions]. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions]. Please also note today's event is being recorded.

I'd now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Anton Hie, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Anton Hie

Thank you, Rocco. Good morning, and welcome to Community Health Systems second quarter 2024 conference call. Joining me on today call are Tim Hingtgen, Chief Executive Officer; and Kevin Hammons, President and Chief Financial Officer.

Before we begin, I must remind everyone that this conference call may contain certain forward-looking statements, including all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, which are described in headings such as Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K and other reports filed with or furnished to the SEC.

Actual results may differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements in today's discussion. We do not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements. Yesterday afternoon, we issued a press release with our financial statements and definitions and calculations of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS. We've also posted a supplemental slide presentation on our website.

All calculations we will discuss exclude impairment expense as well