Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SEIFERT RACHEL A	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC [ CYH ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Executive VP and Secretary
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/1/2017
(Street) FRANKLIN, TN 37067 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	3/1/2017		F		14132	D	$9.19	243065	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$28.70							2/27/2009	2/26/2018	Common Stock	10000		10000	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$15.01							2/25/2010	2/24/2019	Common Stock	2500		2500	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$30.32							2/24/2011	2/23/2020	Common Stock	7500		7500	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$34.38							2/23/2012	2/22/2021	Common Stock	7500		7500	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$17.49							2/16/2013	2/15/2022	Common Stock	7500		7500	D

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks: NOTE: The per share exercise price of each option listed on Table II granted prior to April 29, 2016, was adjusted pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement between the Issuer and Quorum Health Corporation ("QHC"), dated as of April 29, 2016, to preserve the aggregate intrinsic value of the original award as a result of the spin-off from the Issuer of QHC, effective April 29, 2016.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SEIFERT RACHEL A 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD FRANKLIN, TN 37067			Executive VP and Secretary

Signatures
Christopher G. Cobb, Attorney in Fact for Rachel A. Seifert		3/2/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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