HCA Healthcare, Inc. is an American 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 2,000 sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding emergency rooms, urgent care centers and physician clinics in 21 states and the United Kingdom. As of 2023, HCA Healthcare is ranked #66 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.
HCA founders (left to right) Thomas Frist Sr., Jack Massey, Thomas Frist Jr.
Parkview Hospital circa 1968
HCA's first office in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. Located in Middle Tennessee, it had a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census. Nashville is the 21st most populous city in the United States, and the fourth most populous city in the southeastern U.S. Located on the Cumberland River, the city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, and is one of the fastest growing in the nation.
Image: Nashville Skyline from Ft Negly Photo 2 June 2022
Image: Kirkland Hall at Vanderbilt University
Image: Bridgestone Arena (Northeast corner)
Image: Grand Ole Opry House 2022a
