Article: Health Management Associates, Inc. Executes Definitive Agreement to Acquire Sparks Health System, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

NAPLES, Fla. -- Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the 492-bed Sparks Health System located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The transaction is expected to be completed by November 30, 2009.

"We are very pleased to have the opportunity to continue serving the Fort Smith community by broadening our presence with the acquisition of the Sparks Health System," said Gary D. Newsome, HMA's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Sparks Health System has a 122-year history of serving the Forth Smith community's health care needs by delivering high quality care, and we are proud to have the ...

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