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HCA: $3.5B in capital projects still in pipeline following Mission acquisition

by Tina Reed | Jan 29, 2019

Even after a buying spree that includes the $1.5 billion acquisition of Mission Health, HCA Healthcare officials told analysts they have more than $3.5 million of capital spending in the pipeline they expect to bring online within the next two years.

Speaking during a fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, Sam Hazen, the newly minted CEO of the Nashville, Tennessee-based health system, said the planned investments will further build inpatient and outpatient capacity within its local healthcare systems.

“These strategic investments in our business to expand our networks and improve our clinical capabilities are making it easier for patients to get high quality, convenient patient care in an HCA facility,” Hazen said during a fourth-quarter call with analysts.

Already, HCA was coming off the 19th straight quarter of same facility inpatient admissions, reporting earnings of about $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter, or about $3.01 per diluted share, more than double the $474 million, or $1.30 per diluted share, in earnings it reported in the fourth quarter of 2017. The company announced its revenues in the fourth quarter reached $12.3 billion, up more than 6% compared to $11.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017.

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Chris J. Stewart

Chris currently serves as President and CEO of Surgio Health. Chris has close to 20 years of healthcare management experience, with an infinity to improve healthcare delivery through the development and implementation of innovative solutions that result in improved efficiencies, reduction of unnecessary financial & clinical variation, and help achieve better patient outcomes. Previously, Chris was assistant vice president and business unit leader for HPG/HCA. He has presented at numerous healthcare forums on topics that include disruptive innovation, physician engagement, shifting reimbursement models, cost per clinical episode and the future of supply chain delivery.

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