HCA Healthcare, Inc.
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (historically known as Hospital Corporation of America) is an American global for-profit operator of health care facilities that was founded in 1968. It is based in Nashville, Tennessee, and, as of May 2020, owned and operated 186 hospitals and approximately 2,400 sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding emergency rooms, urgent care centers and physician clinics in 20 states and the United Kingdom. As of 2024, HCA Healthcare is ranked #61 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. In the 1990s, the company engaged in illegal accounting and other crimes that resulted in the payment of more than $2 billion in federal fines and other penalties, and the dismissal of the CEO Rick Scott by the board of directors.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- HCA [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC [1]
- Business sectors
- health care [2]
- Company / filing name
- HCA Healthcare, Inc. [1]
- Headquarters location
- Nashville [2]
- Business address
- ONE PARK PLZ, NASHVILLE, TN, 37203 [1]
- Founded
- 1968 [2]
- Legal form
- public company [2]
- Official website
- https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/; https://hcahealthcare.com/ [2]
- Employees
- 204,000 · reported year 2014 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 60,233,000,000 · reported year 2022 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US40412C1018 [2]
- CIK
- 0000860730 [1]
- SIC code
- 8062 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (historically known as Hospital Corporation of America) is an American global for-profit operator of health care facilities that was founded in 1968. It is based in Nashville, Tennessee, and, as of May 2020, owned and operated 186 hospitals and approximately 2,400 sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding emergency rooms, urgent care centers and physician clinics in 20 states and the United Kingdom. As of 2024, HCA Healthcare is ranked #61 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. In the 1990s, the company engaged in illegal accounting and other crimes that resulted in the payment of more than $2 billion in federal fines and other penalties, and the dismissal of the CEO Rick Scott by the board of directors. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, HCA Healthcare. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 204,000 · reported year 2014. [2]
Annual revenue: USD 60,233,000,000 · reported year 2022. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives HCA Healthcare, Inc. a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: HCA (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
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Frequently asked questions
When was HCA Healthcare, Inc. founded?
Founded: 1968. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of HCA Healthcare, Inc.?
Headquarters location: Nashville. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for HCA Healthcare, Inc.?
Business sectors: health care. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.