October 28, 2020 – Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) announced that Wayne T. Smith, the company’s chairman and CEO, will transition from CEO to executive chairman of the board of directors, effective January 1, 2021.
Smith will retain certain strategic and other executive management responsibilities with regard to the future direction of the company, CHS said.
The company plans to appoint Tim L. Hingtgen as its CEO, effective January 1, 2021. Hingtgen has served as president and COO since 2016 and as a member of the company’s board of directors since 2017.
He began his career at CHS in 2008 and has been promoted several times to increasing levels of responsibility, including division president and EVP of operations before assuming his current roles.