Healthcare DIVE January 21, 2026
Rebecca Pifer Parduhn

The for-profit hospital giant has been aggressively divesting assets as it looks to pare down debt.

Dive Brief:

  • Community Health Systems has agreed to sell an Alabama hospital for $450 million, the latest in a string of divestitures from the for-profit hospital operator as it looks to reduce its debt.
  • CHS said on Tuesday that a subsidiary has signed a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of its 180-bed Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Alabama to Huntsville Hospital Health System. The deal includes Crestwood’s network of outpatient centers and medical practices, according to CHS’ release.
  • The companies expects the deal to close in the second quarter this year.

Dive Insight:

Franklin, Tennessee-based CHS has...

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