Company Profile
Company Overview
At its founding in 1968, Nashville-based HCA was one of the nation's first hospital companies. Today, we are the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, a company comprised of locally managed facilities that includes about 165 hospitals and 115 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and England and employing approximately 204,000 people. Approximately four to five percent of all inpatient care delivered in the country today is provided by HCA facilities.
Company History
In 1968, Dr. Frist, Jack C. Massey and Dr. Thomas Frist, Jr. formed their own hospital management company – Hospital Corporation of America, today known simply as HCA.
Soon HCA decided to expand the scope of its venture by assembling a group of hospitals, in order to create economies of scale and enhance the quality of care in communities across the country. One of the nation’s first hospital companies, HCA worked closely with local physicians and used innovative business practices and private capital to improve quality and reduce costs.
Today HCA is a publicly traded company and shares are traded on the the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “HCA” on March 10, 2011.
Benefits
HCA has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan for employed physicians, Matching 401-K, CME Allowance and Time, Relocation, Student Loan Repayment for select locations.