NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA) today announced that senior management will present at the following healthcare conferences in March 2013:
- March 5, 2013 at 2:15 pm ET at the Raymond James 34th Annual Institutional Investors Conference to be held at the J.W. Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida.
- March 13, 2013 at 2:30 PM ET at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference to be held at the Loews Miami Beach.
These presentations will be webcast live over the Internet via Health Management's website (http://www.hma.com). Listeners are encouraged to go to the Investor Relations section of Health Management's website approximately five minutes prior to each event to register and download any necessary media player software.
Health Management enables America's best local health care by providing the people, processes, capital and expertise necessary for its hospital and physician partners to fulfill their local missions of delivering superior health care services. Upon completion of the previously announced transaction to joint venture the 480-bed Bayfront Health System, Health Management, through its subsidiaries, will operate 71 hospitals with approximately 11,000 licensed beds in non-urban communities located throughout the United States.
All references to "Health Management," "HMA" or the "Company" used in this release refer to Health Management Associates, Inc. and its affiliates.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Because they are forward-looking, such statements should be evaluated in light of important risk factors and uncertainties. These risk factors and uncertainties are more fully described in Health Management Associates, Inc.'s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2011 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012, including under the heading entitled "Risk Factors." Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of Health Management Associates, Inc.'s underlying beliefs or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could vary materially from those currently anticipated. In addition, undue reliance should not be placed on Health Management Associates, Inc.'s forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, Health Management Associates, Inc. disclaims any obligation to update its risk factors or to publicly announce updates to the forward-looking statements contained in this press release to reflect new information, future events or other developments.