By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Jan. 22--Former executives of giant Triad Hospitals Inc. of Plano have joined forces to invest in struggling community hospitals and help them return to profitability.

Tenet's Central Region announced today the appointment of three new chief executive officers at its three acute care hospitals that are part of the Sierra Providence Health Network (SPHN) in El Paso, Texas.

By The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind. Jul. 26--Community Health Systems Inc. (NYSE: CYH) announced Wednesday it had completed a merger with Triad Hospitals Inc. (NYSE: TRI), making Community Health the largest privately traded hospital corporation in the nation.

By Cheryl Powell, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Jul. 26--Two community hospitals in the Akron-Canton area now are part of the nation's largest publicly traded hospital chain. Community Health Systems Inc.

By Becky Stoppa, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Mar. 28--PALMER -- Triad Hospitals Inc., the parent company of Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, could be under new ownership by this fall. Hospital insiders say they have no idea what the sale portends for Mat-Su Regional.