HCA

HCA Healthcare Inc. is a for‑profit operator of acute‑care hospitals, freestanding surgery centers, urgent‑care clinics and a range of ancillary services, delivering inpatient, emergency, surgical, oncology, cardiology and behavioral‑health care. It belongs to the U.S. healthcare services sector, focusing on hospital and outpatient‑care delivery across a nationwide network. With more than 180 hospitals and hundreds of outpatient sites, HCA is one of the largest hospital systems in the United States and frequently holds the #1 or #2 market position in the regions it serves, especially in fast‑growing Sun Belt markets. Its scale enables extensive payer contracts, integrated technology platforms and the ability to add new service lines such as ambulatory surgery and specialty care.