NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) March 8, 2012--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today assigned ratings to the proposed $750 million senior secured term loan B due 2018 to be borrowed by CHS/Community Health Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems Inc. We rated the loan 'BB' (two notches higher than the 'B+' corporate credit rating on the company) with a recovery rating of '1', indicating our expectation of very high (90% to 100%) recovery for lenders in the event of a payment default. This new issue is an extension of the company's existing term loan B that matures in 2014. The corporate credit rating on Community Health is 'B+' and the rating outlook is stable.