internal
Kevin J. Hammons
Chief Executive Officer
Executive
1 yr
6 reports
Leadership change Kevin J. Hammons was promoted to Chief Executive Officer (from Chief Financial Officer) · DEF 14A filed 2026-04-02
Community Health Systems, Inc. ·CYH
CEO turnover created an unusually CFO-heavy executive core
Health Care · Fortune #335 · Hybrid structure · 52K employees · Franklin, Tennessee
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5
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 9)
2
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
2.6 yr
Avg tenure
↓ 2.5yr from FY2024
100%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$12.5B
Operating income
$1.5B
Net income
$509M
Total assets
$13.2B
Shares out
139M
Sourced from Community Health Systems, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-04-02 ↗ View on SEC
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CEO turnover in late 2025 left Community Health Systems with a finance- and operations-heavy executive structure. This page maps the current leadership, reporting lines, and recent changes, and compares CHS’s lean C-suite to hospital-system peers.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Phillip A. Posey joined as Chief Accounting Officer
Appointed Senior Vice President & CAO effective January 1, 2026.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief Operating Officer Introduce a COO role to consolidate regional presidents and reduce CEO span as operational complexity grows.
- Consolidate Regional Presidents Move regional presidents under the EVP of Operations to further centralize operational control.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Jason K. Johnson
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Finance
1 yr
1 reports
internal
Kevin A. Stockton
Executive Vice President, Operations & Development
Operations
4 yr
0 reports
internal
Chad A. Campbell
Regional President
Operations
3 yr
0 reports
internal
Mark B. Medley
Regional President
Operations
3 yr
0 reports
internal
Christopher G. Cobb
Vice President, Legal & Corporate Secretary
Legal
5 yr
0 reports
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
5×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
5×Director cash retainer
Executives must meet ownership multiples within five years.
The businesses
How Community Health Systems, Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Finance
1K employees
Executive Vice President & CFO (Jason K. Johnson)
Oversees financial reporting, capital structure, accounting, and treasury across the enterprise.
Hospital Operations
45K employees
EVP Operations & Development (Kevin A. Stockton)
Manages hospital and outpatient operations, regional networks, and development initiatives.
Legal & Governance
150 employees
VP Legal & Corporate Secretary (Christopher G. Cobb)
Handles corporate governance, SEC reporting support, compliance, and legal affairs.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
CEO succession in late 2025 produced a leadership team unusually concentrated around finance and operations rather than clinical roles.
Kevin Hammons ascended from CFO to CEO, while Jason Johnson simultaneously moved from chief accounting officer to CFO, creating continuity but also a finance-weighted executive core. The structure shows regional presidents still reporting directly to the CEO, indicating limited delegation through an operating COO layer.
This hybrid enterprise model reflects Community Health Systems’ emphasis on centralized financial control alongside decentralized hospital operations. The absence of a named COO or CMO at the enterprise level places added span on the CEO, particularly across regional presidents and core corporate functions.
- CEO and CFO both promoted internally in 2025
- No standalone COO role
The comparison
How Community Health Systems, Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers such as HCA Healthcare and Tenet Healthcare, Community Health Systems operates with a leaner C-suite and fewer enterprise clinical roles. Larger peers typically separate COO and CMO responsibilities to reduce CEO span. CHS’s structure more closely resembles a financially centralized …
C-suite size
Community Health Systems, Inc.
6
LifePoint Health
8
Reporting depth
Community Health Systems, Inc.
3 levels
5 levels
5 levels
4 levels
LifePoint Health
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Community Health Systems, Inc.
3 yr
6 yr
5 yr
LifePoint Health
4 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
Community Health Systems, Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
LifePoint Health ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was Kevin Hammons’ promotion to CEO in December 2025, triggering a finance-led leadership reshuffle.
- newPhillip A. Posey Chief Accounting Officer
Appointed Senior Vice President & CAO effective January 1, 2026.
Source - promotedKevin J. Hammons Chief Executive Officer
Promoted from Interim CEO to CEO effective December 10, 2025.
Source - promotedJason K. Johnson Chief Financial Officer
Promoted from Chief Accounting Officer to CFO effective December 10, 2025.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-04-02
- CEO
- Kevin J. Hammons
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 2.6 yr
Year marked by CEO transition and finance-led reorganization.
Named executive officers (5)
- Kevin J. Hammons - Chief Executive Officer since 2025
- Jason K. Johnson - Chief Financial Officer since 2025
- Kevin A. Stockton - EVP Operations & Development since 2021
- Chad A. Campbell - Regional President since 2023
- Mark B. Medley - Regional President since 2023
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-04-01
- CEO
- Tim L. Hingtgen
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 5.1 yr
Stable pre-retirement leadership under Hingtgen.
Named executive officers (5)
- Tim L. Hingtgen - Chief Executive Officer since 2019
- Kevin J. Hammons - Chief Financial Officer since 2017
- Kevin A. Stockton - EVP Operations & Development since 2021
- Chad A. Campbell - Regional President since 2023
- Mark B. Medley - Regional President since 2023
Year-over-year changes
The CEO transition reduced tenure averages and slightly narrowed CEO span.
- CEO span: 6 → 5
- C-suite size: 6 → 5
- Avg tenure: 5.1 → 2.6 yr
- promoted Kevin J. Hammons - Chief Executive Officer (was Chief Financial Officer) (DEF 14A filed 2026-04-02)
The board
Board of directors
2 directors. 2 of 2 independent (100%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Susan W. Brooks
Independent
Former U.S. Congresswoman
Ronald L. Burgess, Jr.
Independent
Lt. Gen., U.S. Army (Ret.)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Community Health Systems?
Kevin J. Hammons has served as CEO since December 10, 2025, following the retirement of Tim L. Hingtgen.
What type of organizational structure does Community Health Systems use?
Community Health Systems uses a hybrid enterprise structure with centralized corporate functions and regionally managed hospital operations.
How many direct reports does Community Health Systems' CEO have?
The CEO has five direct reports, including finance, operations, legal, and regional leadership roles.
How has Community Health Systems' leadership changed recently?
In late 2025, the company promoted Kevin Hammons to CEO and Jason Johnson to CFO, and appointed Phillip Posey as Chief Accounting Officer.
Does Community Health Systems have a COO?
No. The company does not currently have a standalone Chief Operating Officer role; operations report through an EVP directly to the CEO.
Sources
- Form 8-K, Dec 10 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Community Health Systems, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Community Health Systems, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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