HCA Healthcare

HCA Healthcare (Hospital Corporation of America), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, is the absolute largest for-profit operator of health care facilities in the United States, and arguably the world. Operating an absolutely colossal network, HCA manages 190 hospitals and approximately 2,600 ambulatory sites of care—including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, and physician clinics—across 19 US states and the United Kingdom. Supported by a massive workforce of over 320,000 employees and generating $75.6 billion in annual revenue in 2025, HCA encounters tens of millions of patient interactions annually.

This staggering scale provides HCA with an unprecedented, massive repository of real-time clinical data. The organization actively leverages this massive clinical dataset, utilizing advanced data science, artificial intelligence, and proprietary clinical algorithms to rapidly identify best medical practices, drastically reduce hospital-acquired infections, and actively improve patient survival rates across its massive network.

HCA Healthcare is also a highly significant, often under-recognized player in advanced clinical research. Through its deeply integrated Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), HCA operates one of the world’s leading community-based oncology research programs. SCRI conducts hundreds of clinical trials annually, bringing cutting-edge cancer therapies directly to patients in their local communities rather than forcing them to travel to distant academic hubs.

HCA’s sheer operational scale, intense focus on data-driven quality improvement, and massive clinical trial footprint make it a true titan of modern healthcare delivery and applied medical research.