Here are three points:
1. Mr. Smith is chairman of the board and CEO of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.
2. He has led CHS for 20-plus years,
3. He succeeds Milton Johnson, chairman and CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
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