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Community Health Systems Executive Compensation (FY25)

CYH · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
◇
Kevin Hammons
Median of the other named officers
$2,476,228
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 12, 2026
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 13, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Kevin Hammons: $3,473,366 → $4,772,869 (37.4% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 96.6% → 97.2% (0.6 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Community Health Systems' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Kevin Hammons, Chief Executive Officer, came to $4,772,869 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $3,473,366 reported for fiscal 2024, Hammons' total was 37.4% higher.
What was Community Health Systems' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 97.2% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 12, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Community Health Systems' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Accendra Health, Inc., Aflac Incorporated, Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., DaVita Inc. and Encompass Health Corporation, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tim Hingtgen
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Wayne Smith
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Kevin Hammons
President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Lynn Simon
President of Clinical Operations and Chief Medical Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Mark Medley
President
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tim Hingtgen
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Kevin Hammons
President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Lynn Simon
President, Healthcare Innovation and Chief Medical Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Chad Campbell
Regional President
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇— not reconciled
Kevin Stockton
Executive Vice President Operations and Development
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tim Hingtgen
Former Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kevin Hammons
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kevin Stockton
Executive Vice President Operations and Development
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Lynn Simon
President, Healthcare Innovation and Chief Medical Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Chad Campbell
Regional President
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tim Hingtgen
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇—◇◇◇
Kevin Hammons
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kevin Stockton
Executive Vice President Operations and Development
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Mark Medley
Regional President
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Chad Campbell
Regional President
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jason Johnson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Chad A. CampbellRSU◇——◇——◇
Chad A. CampbellPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Chad A. CampbellOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jason K. JohnsonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jason K. JohnsonPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Jason K. JohnsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin A. StocktonRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin A. StocktonPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Kevin A. StocktonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Kevin J. HammonsRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin J. HammonsPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Kevin J. HammonsOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Mark B. MedleyOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Mark B. MedleyPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Mark B. MedleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Tim L. HingtgenRSU◇——◇——◇
Tim L. HingtgenPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Tim L. HingtgenOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Kevin HammonsPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2035
Option◇—◇2/28/2034
Option◇—◇2/28/2033
Kevin StocktonPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2035
Option◇—◇2/28/2034
Option◇—◇2/28/2033
Mark MedleyPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2035
Option◇—◇2/28/2034
Option◇—◇2/28/2033
Chad CampbellPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2035
Option◇—◇2/28/2034
Option◇—◇2/28/2033
Jason JohnsonPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2035
Option◇—◇2/28/2034
Option◇—◇2/28/2033
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Wayne T. Smith
Board chair
◇◇————◇
John A. Clerico
◇◇————◇
Michael Dinkins
◇◇————◇
James S. Ely III
◇◇————◇
John A. Fry
◇◇————◇
William Norris Jennings, M.D
◇◇————◇
Elizabeth T. Hirsch
◇◇————◇
H. James Williams, Ph.D
◇◇————◇
Joseph A. Hastings, D.M.D
◇◇————◇
Fawn D. Lopez
◇◇————◇
Susan W. Brooks
◇◇————◇
Ronald L. Burgess Jr
◇◇————◇
K. Ranga Krishnan, MBBS
◇◇————◇
Kevin J. Hammons served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Accendra Health, Inc. ACH
  • Aflac Incorporated AFL
  • Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. BKD
  • DaVita Inc. DVA
  • Encompass Health Corporation EHC
  • HCA Healthcare, Inc. HCA
  • Henry Schein, Inc. HSIC
  • Molina Healthcare, Inc. MOH
  • Quest Diagnostics Incorporated DGX
  • Select Medical Holdings Corporation SEM
  • Tenet Healthcare Corporation THC
  • Universal Health Services, Inc. UHS
  • Unum Group UNM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 12, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 14, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 7, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 10, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 11, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 12, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 14, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 15, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 16, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 17, 2016=◇◇◇

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Citations

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356 figures on this page: 345 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
345 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-221742
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-140269
    Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0000950170-25-071500
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-25-050483
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001193125-24-134188
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-24-080702
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-140708
  8. 0001193125-23-085628
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001193125-22-147491
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-21-159069
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-20-141740
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-19-146558
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-18-164056
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-17-173367
  15. 0001193125-16-596019
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Community Health Systems discloses

The companies named in CYH's own disclosed peer group.

Accendra Health, Inc.Aflac IncorporatedBrookdale Senior Living, Inc.DaVita Inc.Encompass Health CorporationHCA Healthcare, Inc.Henry Schein, Inc.Molina Healthcare, Inc.Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedSelect Medical Holdings CorporationTenet Healthcare CorporationUniversal Health Services, Inc.Unum Group

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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