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HCA Healthcare recognized as one of the 2025 World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the 15th time
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Today, we are proud to announce that HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the 2025 World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for our commitment to ethical business practices, transparency and fostering a culture of integrity. HCA Healthcare has now been recognized on the list 15 times and is one of only three honorees in the Healthcare Providers category this year.
“It is an honor to be named as a World’s Most Ethical Company again this year. This achievement is truly a reflection of the collective commitment of our colleagues to the culture and values of HCA Healthcare.”
Sam Hazen, CEO of HCA Healthcare
The selection process serves as an operating framework to capture and codify best-in-class ethics and compliance practices from organizations across industries and from around the world. The assessment is grounded in Ethisphere’s proprietary Ethics Quotient, which requires companies to provide more than 240 proof points on practices that support robust ethics and compliance, governance, a culture of ethics, environmental and social impact, and initiatives that support a strong value chain. The data collected then undergoes further qualitative analysis by Ethisphere to determine the World’s Most Ethical list.
“This recognition reinforces our dedication to maintaining high standards for ourselves as we strive for excellence for our patients and colleagues. Maintaining the trust of those we serve is fundamental to who we are at HCA Healthcare and we are proud to be named as a World’s Most Ethical Company for the 15th year.”
Wendy Warren, senior vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer for HCA Healthcare
HCA Healthcare has a long-standing commitment to making a positive impact on the communities it serves. In 2024, HCA Healthcare and the HCA Healthcare Foundation gave more than $48 million to community organizations across the country. The HCA Healthcare Foundation Healthier Tomorrow Fund, a community impact fund focused on addressing high-priority community needs, committed approximately $6.4 million in grants across 15 divisions to nonprofits focused on heart health, mental wellness, healthy starts for young families, access to health care careers, and fighting food insecurity. HCA Healthcare colleagues also logged approximately 240,000 hours of volunteering and gave more than $18 million with HCA Healthcare matching. In 2024, HCA Healthcare also delivered charity care, uninsured discounts and other uncompensated care at an estimated cost of approximately $4.4 billion.
In response to the devastation caused by hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, HCA Healthcare deployed more than 700 colleagues to areas impacted and gave more than $1.5 million to community organizations to aid in relief efforts. More than 3,500 colleagues turned to the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity run by colleagues, for colleagues, for assistance, resulting in more than $3.3 million in grants being distributed to those impacted. In total, the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund has distributed more than $115 million in grants to more than 56,000 colleagues and families since its inception.
Related article: HCA Healthcare Hope Fund supports more than 56,000 colleagues during times of need – HCA Healthcare Today
HCA Healthcare is also a longstanding national partner of the American Red Cross, through its Annual Disaster Partner Giving Program (ADGP) that helps the organization have the infrastructure, resources and technology in place to provide care and comfort to those in need. Over the last eight years, HCA Healthcare has provided nearly $8 million in financial support to the Red Cross for disaster relief efforts.
HCA Healthcare continues to support the overall well-being of our colleagues through a variety of benefits and resources, including Nurse Care, a 24/7 free and confidential mental health program for the needs of HCA Healthcare hospital-based nurses, and our Graduate Medical Education (GME) Physician Wellness Research Lab, developed in partnership with Claremont Graduate University. Colleagues in the Physician Wellness Research Lab collaborate with a team of organizational psychologists and researchers to understand and champion scientifically based approaches to well-being to help residents balance the demands of the job with the resources they need to be successful.
“Congratulations to HCA Healthcare for achieving recognition as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies,” said Erica Salmon Byrne, Ethisphere’s chief strategy officer and executive chair. “Behind this honor is a true dedication and a commitment to advancing business integrity. This approach is good for business – employees and other stakeholders value companies that prioritize the kinds of practices we measure with our process.”
In 2025, 136 honorees were recognized spanning 19 countries and 44 industries. The full list of the 2025 World’s Most Ethical Companies can be found at https://worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees.
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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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