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HCA Healthcare Leadership Celebrate Caregivers, Employees This Hospital & Nurses Week

Male nurse smiling at young patient

National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week is a time for us to celebrate the positive impact we’ve had on the health and wellbeing of our communities and to recognize you, the people who make it all possible.

Since our founding nearly 50 years ago, we have pursued a vision of healthcare the way it was intended – patient-centered, constantly evolving and improving, and practiced with integrity and compassion. Making this vision a reality requires significant teamwork among our 241,000 employees spread across hundreds of facilities in 20 U.S. states and the United Kingdom.

Through the years, we’ve traveled to hospitals, urgent care clinics, surgery centers and physician offices, and met with thousands of employees. We’ve seen firsthand the pride, dedication and focus you have on giving those we care for the best possible care with the best possible patient experience.

In 2016, we had the opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to the care and improvement of human life more than 27 million times. And behind each of these patient encounters was a dedicated team of nurses, physicians and other caregivers, as well as support staff and administrators, all working together and delivering their best for the benefit of our patients.

To our 40,000 physicians, 81,000 nurses and everyone who helps care for and improve the lives of our patients—we say thank you for your commitment to care.

What you do every day matters to our patients – and to us.

Happy Hospital Week and Happy Nurses Week!

(HCA Healthcare internal audience can view Hospital Week video here)

About HCA Healthcare

HCA Healthcare, one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare services, is comprised of 183 hospitals and more than 2,300 sites of care, in 20 states and the United Kingdom. Our more than 283,000 colleagues are connected by a single purpose — to give patients healthier tomorrows.

As an enterprise, we recognize the significant responsibility we have as a leading healthcare provider within each of the communities we serve, as well as the opportunity we have to improve the lives of the patients for whom we are entrusted to care. Through the compassion, knowledge and skill of our caregivers, and our ability to leverage our scale and innovative capabilities, HCA Healthcare is in a unique position to play a leading role in the transformation of care.

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