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Community Health Systems reviews

3.0

48% would recommend to a friend

(1,582 total reviews)
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Tim L. Hingtgen

66% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Community Health Systems has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,582 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Community Health Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Aug 22, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will receive a paycheck at below market salary, half of which will go to the dress code requirements.

Cons

The CEO has been voted 'Nashville's Most Overpaid' several years and shareholders voted down executive salary by a 2:1 margin due poor performance and executive pay which were not aligned for the interest of shareholders. Employees are consistently told there is no money in the budget for a raise yet the top brass continues to rake it in hand over fist. Do not expect to be valued, if you are 'promoted' it will be in title only and you will receive a max of 7% raise even if the new position is one which pays 100% more. The company paid a $100 million dollar fine to the U.S DOJ for fraudulent over-billing practices without admitting fault even though the lawsuit is pretty clear on what went down. The dress code is ridiculous and many employees shop at good will or otherwise they could not afford it. The department infighting is scary and it seems everyone, including bloated middle management, are deathly afraid so they just blame everything on anyone else. No career advancement potential. Nepotism is rampant and the top brass often employees their kin at the org's hospitals as admin. specialists out of grad school so they can slip into a hospital CEO position making six figures. In fact, the internship program exists only for exec's to hire their kin. Also the Company avoids paying taxes on equipment to the 'affiliated' hospitals by purchasing it buy a Cayman island company (Community Insurance Group - CIG) and then leasing it to the facilities. This way they get around state and federal taxes. Patient care is not a priority at this company and our health benefits are some of the worse I've seen despite being a health care firm.

3.0
Aug 21, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company is quality care focused and promotes an emphasis on regulatory compliance. Company has a strong core competence and is stable.

Cons

Some departments/areas are great as the executive management of those areas are competent and have a focus on getting the job done well and are willing to dig in and help. However, there are some areas, which you will find in all large companies, where the upper management is allowed to perform outside of the norm and/or there is not enough oversight of that area that others really know the extent of what goes on in those areas. It is those areas that need the most scrutiny.

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