Community Health reports Q1 adjusted EPS (43c), consensus (16c)

Reports Q1 revenue $3.1B, consensus $3.09B. Commenting on the results, Tim L. Hingtgen, chief executive officer of Community Health Systems, Inc., said, "As the pandemic continues to subside and more patients return to healthcare settings, our healthcare teams delivered high quality services and our markets continued their progress, producing strong same-store inpatient and outpatient volume growth in the first quarter compared to the same period last year. Our emphasis on growth initiatives also helped generate sequential gains in same-store admissions, adjusted admissions, and surgeries compared to the fourth quarter of last year."