As of midday Tuesday, shares of Community Health Systems were trading just under $14, giving the company a market capitalization of about $1.6 billion. Compare that to $64 shares and a market cap around $7 billion in late June, and you'll have a pretty good sense of how the second half of 2015 went for the Franklin-based hospital operator, one of the region's largest employers.
CHS (NYSE) took a hit in October, when a weak third quarter affected much of the health care sector. But while other companies…As of midday Tuesday, shares of Community Health Systems were trading just under $14, giving the company a market capitalization of about $1.6 billion. Compare that to $64 shares and a market cap around $7 billion in late June, and you'll have a pretty good sense of how the second half of 2015 went for the Franklin-based hospital operator, one of the region's largest employers.
CHS (NYSE) took a hit in October, when a weak third quarter affected much of the health care sector. But while other companies…