Attorney Advertising--Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Health Management Associates Inc. ("Health Management" or the "Company") (NYSE:HMA), concerning whether the company and certain of its officers and directors have violated federal securities laws.

Shares of Health Management plunged Tuesday on concerns about a lawsuit by a former employee, and the hospital operator's weak outlook for the fourth quarter and 2012. On Monday, an analyst for CRT Capital Group wrote about a lawsuit filed by former compliance director Paul Meyer. Meyer sued Health Management for wrongful termination, and filed a whistleblower lawsuit saying the company improperly admitted Medicare patients. Meyer said in his complaint that several HMA hospitals had won higher government payments from the Medicare program for the elderly and disabled, in part by "the submission of fraudulent billing to Medicare through the improper admission of patients as inpatients even though such patients clearly did not meet the standards for inpatient admission."

The company also announced Tuesday that General Counsel Timothy Parry is leaving the company. Health Management said Parry resigned effective immediately as general counsel and secretary of the company, and he will retire from the company in March. On this news, Shares of the company lost 91 cents, or 13 percent, to close Tuesday at $6.05. Earlier in the day the stock fell as much as 30.9 percent.

If you are aware of any facts relating to this investigation, or purchased shares of Health Management, you can assist this investigation by contacting either Peretz Bronstein or Eitan Kimelman of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484 or via email eitan@bgandg.com. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address and telephone number.

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is a corporate litigation boutique. Our primary expertise is the aggressive pursuit of litigation claims on behalf of our clients. In addition to representing institutions and other investor plaintiffs in class action security litigation, the firm's expertise includes general corporate work, private securities offerings, and securities arbitration.

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC
Peretz Bronstein or Eitan Kimelman, 212-697-6484
eitan@bgandg.com