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HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) is a Nashville-based provider of healthcare services with a network of 191 hospitals and approximately 2,500 ambulatory sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers and physician clinics, in 20 states and the United Kingdom. This news page aggregates coverage related to HCA Healthcare’s operations, corporate actions and clinical and community initiatives.
Investors and observers following HCA Healthcare news can find updates on topics such as executive appointments, community engagement roles and leadership changes that shape the company’s strategic priorities. Recent announcements have included the naming of a chief nurse executive responsible for leading the nursing agenda across more than 100,000 nurses, and the appointment of a vice president of community engagement to oversee social and charitable investments, colleague giving, volunteering and nonprofit partnerships.
HCA Healthcare news also features information on public health and community-focused programs. Examples include the annual “Crush the Crisis” prescription drug take back day, where the company reports collecting tens of thousands of pounds of unused or expired medications since the initiative became an enterprise program, and philanthropic commitments through the HCA Healthcare Foundation and its Healthier Tomorrow Fund. Releases may highlight grants to organizations such as March of Dimes to support maternal and infant health campaigns, or gifts to universities to expand nursing education capacity.
Capital markets and investor-related updates, such as scheduled earnings conference calls and presentations at healthcare investment conferences, are also reflected in HCA Healthcare’s news flow. By reviewing these items together, readers can monitor how the company describes its clinical priorities, workforce initiatives, community partnerships and financial communications over time.
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) announced that 92 hospitals received the 2026 Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award, recognizing the top 10% of U.S. hospitals for patient safety based exclusively on risk-adjusted outcomes.
The company highlighted decade-long operation of a federally listed Patient Safety Organization, 2024 implementation of the National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety, and prior recognition of 44 HCA hospitals on Healthgrades America’s 250 Best Hospitals lists.
HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) will present at multiple healthcare conferences in March 2026, with scheduled presentation dates and times listed by conference.
Live audio webcasts and presentation materials will be available in the Investor Relations section of the company website, www.hcahealthcare.com. Dates and times may change; check the conference schedule or the Investor Relations site for updates.
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) was named to Fortune’s 2026 World’s Most Admired Companies list and ranked No. 1 in its industry for the 12th consecutive year.
The company highlighted 2025 operational metrics: 54 research sites, > 6,600 patients enrolled across > 520 studies, > $40 million in tuition assistance to 11,700 colleagues, and > 9,200 Leadership Institute graduates in 2025.
HCA (NYSE:HCA) reported that 44 hospitals were named to Healthgrades America’s 250 Best Hospitals list for 2026, including 3 hospitals on America’s 50 Best Hospitals (top 1%) and 15 hospitals on America’s 100 Best Hospitals (top 2%).
Mission Hospital reached its 11th consecutive year on the America’s 50 Best list. Awards are based on risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates using CMS MedPAR data across multiple procedures and conditions.
HCA (NYSE: HCA) reported 4Q2025 revenues of $19.513B (up 6.7%) and net income of $1.878B (up 30.6%), with diluted EPS of $8.14 (up 44.6%). Adjusted EBITDA for 4Q2025 was $4.114B (up 10.8%). For the full year, 2025 revenues were $75.600B and net income was $6.784B. Balance sheet snapshots: cash and equivalents $1.040B, total debt $46.492B, total assets $60.720B. The company repurchased 5.432M shares for $2.558B in 4Q and the Board authorized an additional $10B repurchase program. The Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.78 per share. 2026 guidance: revenues $76.5B–$80.0B, Adjusted EBITDA $15.55B–$16.45B, and EPS $29.10–$31.50.
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) promoted Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, to senior vice president and chief nurse executive, effective February 1, 2026. Rossitto will lead the nursing agenda for HCA’s more than 100,000 nurses and succeeds Sammie Mosier, who served from 2021 until her sudden passing late last year. A 25-year HCA veteran, Rossitto previously served as senior vice president and assistant chief nurse executive, overseeing group operations support teams focused on emergency, trauma and surgical services, patient experience, and nursing leadership development. She holds an MBA in healthcare management, a BSN, and Nurse Executive Advanced Board Certification, and serves on two nonprofit boards.
HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) will host its 4Q 2025 earnings conference call on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM Central / 10:00 AM Eastern. The company said the event will be available as a live audio webcast at its investor site and that a replay will be archived on the same page.
Investors and media can access the webcast at https://investor.hcahealthcare.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx. Investor contact: Frank Morgan, 615-344-2688.
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) named Virginia Tenpenny vice president of community engagement, effective January 12, 2026. Tenpenny will lead community engagement strategy, overseeing social and charitable investments, colleague giving and volunteering, outreach and strategic partnerships.
She joins with more than two decades of corporate community impact experience, most recently as chief social impact officer at NationSwell and previously serving 16 years in executive public affairs roles at Starbucks, including as first chief global social impact officer. Tenpenny succeeds Joanne Pulles, retiring after 26 years, who managed $200+ million in foundation assets and helped the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund provide nearly $120 million in colleague assistance.
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) pledged a $4.8 million gift to Pepperdine University to help launch its School of Nursing, supporting the school's new 30,000-square-foot facility on the Calabasas campus with simulation labs and high-fidelity manikins.
Pepperdine opened the School of Nursing in fall 2025 with 68 students enrolled and offers BSN and Entry Level MS Clinical Nurse Leader programs; applications for Fall 2026 are open. The gift includes clinical rotation opportunities at HCA’s Los Robles Regional Medical Center.
HCA noted prior nursing investments: acquisition of Galen College in 2020 (now 25 campuses, ~19,000 students, 4,000 HCA colleagues) and prior grants and expansions totaling millions.
HCA (NYSE:HCA) reported it collected 19,846 pounds (about 13.6 million doses) of unused or expired medications during its seventh annual “Crush the Crisis” national take back day on November 13, 2025.
The enterprise initiative has now removed more than 108,500 pounds of medication since 2019. Events ran across all 15 U.S. divisions, partnered with local law enforcement, and aligned with the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which collected 571,054 pounds nationwide.
Top HCA collection sites included HCA HealthONE Aurora (1,768 lbs), Medical City McKinney (644 lbs), Rapides Regional Medical Center (502 lbs), Methodist Hospital | Northeast (458 lbs) and CJW Medical Center (453 lbs). HCA highlighted data-driven clinical programs—Enhanced Surgical Recovery and Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances—to reduce opioid use and misuse.