Community Health Systems Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Monday after the hospital operator's quarterly earnings fell well short of Wall Street estimates. Community Health shares fell 7.9% to $14.50 after hours. The company reported adjusted net income from continuing operations of 27 cents a share on revenue of $5 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 74 cents a share on revenue of $4.99 billion.
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