Monday, July 30, 2007

Community Health 2nd-qtr profit up 3 pct

(Reuters) - CHICAGO, July 30 - Community Health Systems Inc. , which recently bought a rival for $5.1 billion to create the biggest investor-owned hospital chain, said on Monday that profit rose nearly 3 percent on admissions from acquisitions.



Second-quarter profit increased to $53.8 million, or 57 cents per share, from $52.4 million, or 54 cents per share, a year earlier.


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