HCA Healthcare, Inc.

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is a leading healthcare services company in the United States. As of December 31, 2025, the company operated 190 hospitals, which included 179 general acute care hospitals, seven behavioral hospitals, and four rehabilitation hospitals. Additionally, HCA Healthcare operated 121 freestanding ambulatory surgery centers and 31 freestanding endoscopy centers. Its facilities are located across 19 states and England. The company's primary goal is to deliver a wide range of quality healthcare services as cost-effectively as possible. Its general acute care hospitals offer comprehensive services for medical specialties such as internal medicine, general surgery, cardiology, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and obstetrics, alongside diagnostic and emergency services. Outpatient and supporting healthcare services are provided through its general acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, physician practices, diagnostic centers, home health agencies, hospices, and rehabilitation facilities, among others. The behavioral hospitals provide a full spectrum of mental health care services in inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient settings. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in October 2010, building on operations that began in 1968 through its predecessors. Its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HCA."