HCA Healthcare, Inc.

HCA Healthcare is a US hospital operator headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HCA, and the company is included in the S&P 500 index. It was founded in 1968 as Hospital Corporation of America and today serves many regions of the United States and the United Kingdom.

The company runs a healthcare network made up of acute care hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, urgent care and emergency room units, and physician practices. Payment for patient care is collected from insurers and from public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Alongside the hospitals, management and procurement structures that support clinical services are also part of how the company operates.

Those following HCA Healthcare stock typically watch hospital admission volumes, insurer payment rates, labor costs for physicians and nurses, and changes in health policy. On the HCA page at Lzzo.com, the share price is shown in US dollars, and the page includes a historical price chart and technical indicators.