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HCA Healthcare

HCA Healthcare is a Nashville based, publicly traded hospital operator with hospitals and outpatient sites in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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What they do

HCA Healthcare was founded in 1968 as Hospital Corporation of America by Dr. Thomas Frist Sr., Dr. Thomas Frist Jr., and Jack C. Massey. As of September 30, 2026, it operated 189 hospitals and about 2,600 ambulatory sites, including surgery centers, freestanding emergency rooms, urgent care centers, and physician clinics, in 19 states and the United Kingdom. Its wider group includes HealthTrust for supply chain and performance improvement, Parallon for revenue cycle and administrative services, Sarah Cannon Research Institute for cancer research, and Galen College of Nursing. HCA announced a multiyear partnership with Google Cloud in 2021 and trades on the New York Stock Exchange.

Company partnerships

  • Google Cloud

    HCA announced a multiyear partnership with Google Cloud in 2021 and trades on the New York Stock Exchange.

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