Every day, our approximately 320,000 colleagues help fulfill our mission to care for and improve human life. Across a network of 190 hospitals and approximately 2,500 additional sites of care, our physicians, nurses and colleagues deliver compassionate care to patients, elevate clinical quality and help shape the future of healthcare.
We are committed to caring for our colleagues like they care for our patients and each other, with purpose and compassion. That is why HCA Healthcare offers comprehensive benefits to support colleagues’ health, life, career and retirement.
From help with everyday needs to resources that support long-term goals, HCA Healthcare benefits are designed to meet colleagues where they are in life and help them prepare for what comes next.
Caring for your well-being
To support the well-being of our colleagues, we offer multiple medical plan options so colleagues can choose coverage that works best for their needs.
Beyond medical coverage, eligible colleagues can choose dental and vision coverage, life and disability benefits and supplemental health protection plans that offer financial support following an accident, critical illness or hospitalization. Added voluntary benefits and protection plans give colleagues even more ways to tailor their benefits to their lives.
Doctor On Demand
Under most HCA Healthcare medical plans, colleagues have 24/7 access to free medical and behavioral health visits through Doctor On Demand telemedicine.
AirMed medical transport
Healthcare needs do not always happen close to home. Colleagues enrolled in an eligible medical plan have access to AirMed medical transport at no cost when they or another covered dependent is hospitalized more than 150 miles from home and need to be transferred to an HCA Healthcare facility.
Emotional support resources
Mental and emotional health are important parts of overall well-being. HCA Healthcare colleagues and their household members have access to free, confidential counseling, as well as behavioral health services and family support resources.
For some of the everyday demands that can add stress, Optum WorkLife advisors can also help colleagues find vetted resources for needs such as childcare, parenting support, eldercare, education programs, home and auto services and support related to chronic illness.
Full-time and part-time hospital-based nurses also have access to Nurse Care, which specializes in counseling for caregivers.
Together, these resources are designed to make it easier for colleagues to find help — whether they are navigating a major life challenge or simply trying to manage a busy week.
Taking time away from work
When life happens, time away from work can be essential for rest, recovery or to care for loved ones. HCA Healthcare’s Time Away From Work Program includes paid time off, paid family leave, disability coverage and leaves of absence for eligible colleagues.
Our Paid Family Leave benefit allows eligible colleagues up to 14 calendar days a year to care for a loved one with a serious health condition or bond with a new child. The time can be used to extend a maternity leave, allow a father time to bond with a new baby, give an adoptive parent time to welcome their new child or support a caregiver as they assist in their family member’s recovery.
With an easy-to-use online tool and expert advisors a phone call away, the Time Away From Work Service Center helps colleagues understand all the benefits and leave programs available to them and how to navigate applicable requirements.
Fertility and family building benefits
HCA Healthcare colleague Brittany Glas and her son, Miles.
There is no single path to building a family. HCA Healthcare partners with Progyny to provide certain fertility and family-building benefits helping to cover costs for eligible full- and part-time colleagues and their covered spouses or domestic partners. Progyny Patient Care Advocates can also help colleagues understand their options and navigate fertility care along the way.
Brittany Glas, director of media relations in HCA Healthcare’s Mountain Division, used Progyny benefits to help grow her family. In 2023, Brittany and her husband welcomed their first son, Miles, to their family.
For colleagues growing their families through adoption, HCA Healthcare helps with eligible expenses. Depending on eligibility, that support can help with costs such as placement fees, agency or attorney and court fees and travel expenses associated with bringing a child home.
Perimenopause and menopause support
Eligible participants also have access to specialized perimenopause and menopause support through Progyny. That includes free coaching with a Progyny Patient Care Advocate and virtual visits with clinicians trained in perimenopause and menopause care. Colleagues can receive personalized support related to treatment options, medications, lifestyle changes and symptom management.
Personalized benefits and extras
Colleagues can access optional dental and vision coverage, flexible spending accounts for healthcare and day care expenses, health savings accounts, supplemental health protection and other insurance offerings. HCA Healthcare also encourages healthy habits through benefits such as a medical premium discount for eligible colleagues who are nicotine-free or taking part in a qualifying tobacco cessation program.
Colleagues also have an opportunity to enroll in in CorePlus Voluntary Benefits, which are plans outside of traditional health and retirement benefits. These plans include pet insurance with accident, illness and preventative coverage; auto and home insurance with a potential savings of up to 15%; access to professional legal consultation and representation at group rates; voluntary life insurance with long-term care conversion option; and identity theft protection with tools designed to monitor and protect credit and finances.
Colleagues can access exclusive offers and discounts from more than 200 popular retailers through BenefitHub and Corporate Shopping as well as affordable options for gym memberships, fitness classes and food delivery subscriptions through One Pass Select.
Other programs can help when bigger life changes arise. Through the SIRVA Home Benefits program, colleagues can access discounts and rewards related to moving, mortgages and real estate services.
Caring for your future
Benefits can help address what colleagues need today, but they can also help prepare for tomorrow. HCA Healthcare offers programs designed to support long-term financial well-being, career development and educational goals for colleagues and their families.
Retirement benefits
The HCA 401(k) Plan is one of the most significant ways HCA Healthcare helps eligible colleagues save for retirement. The plan provides an annual match on eligible full-time and part-time colleague contributions, based on years of service.
At the highest level, HCA Healthcare’s annual match is among the most generous in the healthcare industry. Retirement readiness tools and rollover support are also available to help colleagues make informed decisions as they plan for the future.
Education and career development
Education can create new possibilities for colleagues at many points in their careers, which is why HCA Healthcare provides ways to help make learning and professional development more accessible.
Tuition assistance reimburses eligible colleagues for up to $5,250 for qualifying higher education expenses each calendar year. For colleagues who have already completed a degree, student loan assistance can help to repay qualifying student loans. (Lifetime maximums apply.)
HCA Healthcare’s partnership with Galen College of Nursing creates online and campus-based opportunities for colleagues who want to begin or advance their nursing career. Select programs with direct billing, including an online RN to BSN option, allow colleagues to pursue a nursing education with no upfront tuition costs.
The education coaching benefit through EdAssist can help colleagues maximize their financial benefits by taking advantage of all the applicable programs we offer.
HCA Healthcare mother-daughter nursing duo Michelle Shebloski (right) and Dani Pirkle (left).
AtHCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, mother-daughter nursing duo Michelle Shebloski and Dani Pirkle are building their careers together. Both began as EMTs and went on to become nurse leaders. Dani earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) through Galen College of Nursing while working full-time and raising her first child, and Michelle is now nearing completion of her own RN to BSN degree through Galen — showing how education and support can help colleagues grow their careers at every stage.
For colleagues pursuing other clinical careers, our Clinical Care Pathways can help them complete prerequisites before pursuing an associate degree, while clinical certification support provides pre-paid vouchers, test fee reimbursements and bonuses to help colleagues hone the skills needed for their next role.
Patricia Frist Memorial Scholarship recipient Joel Vincent (center) with his mother, HCA Healthcare colleague Reny Vincent, and his father.
When Joel Vincent learned he had been selected as a Patricia Frist Memorial Scholarship recipient, his first instinct was to share the news with someone very special — his mother. “I knew how proud she would be,” said Joel, a sophomore at Yale University and two-time scholarship recipient. Joel’s mother, Reny Vincent, joined HCA Healthcare more than a decade ago and cares for patients as a nurse atHCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, Florida. “Being awarded this scholarship feels like a true reflection of both her dedication and my hard work,” he shared. “I’m incredibly thankful for this opportunity.”
Through College Coach, colleagues and their children can also access free one-on-one coaching sessions, webinars and online resources designed to help families plan, apply and pay for college.
Financial well-being support
Long-term financial well-being involves more than saving for retirement. HCA Healthcare colleagues have access to free financial tools and resources through Optum to help with budgeting, goal setting, investment strategies and financial guidance when setbacks occur.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Eligible colleagues who want to invest in HCA Healthcare can do so through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
There are four opportunities per year for colleagues to enroll and purchase HCA Healthcare stock at a 10% discount through convenient paycheck deductions.
Supporting causes that colleagues care about
Our charitable giving and volunteering programs encourage colleagues to serve the communities they call home by helping their personal contributions make the biggest impact.
Colleagues can turn time spent volunteering into donations through Care Cards. For every 10 hours of eligible volunteer service logged, colleagues can unlock $200 for a charity of their choice, up to $1,000 each calendar year.
When a colleague makes a qualifying donation of at least $25 to an eligible charity, HCA Healthcare can match that donation up to $500 each calendar year. The organization will also match up to $500 in colleague contributions to the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund, an employee-supported, employee-run nonprofit that helps HCA Healthcare colleagues and their families during times of hardship.
HCA Healthcare colleague Maria Cabric, a recipient of the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund.
After Hurricanes Helene and Milton left her family displaced, Maria Cabric, who works in ER registration at HCA Florida Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, turned to the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund for help. Within days, assistance from the Hope Fund helped cover the deposit and first month’s rent for a new apartment, giving her family a safe place to begin again. “I can’t express how grateful I am,” Maria shared. She is one of more than 52,000 HCA Healthcare colleagues and their immediate families who have received support from the Hope Fund during challenges such as disasters, extended illness or injury, domestic violence and the loss of a loved one.
Our HCA Healthcare colleagues and the meaningful work they do is improving more lives in more ways. To learn more about working at HCA healthcare and explore available opportunities, visit our Careers page.
Note: Benefit availability and eligibility may vary by location, position, employment status and other factors.
HCA Healthcare, one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare services, is comprised of 189 hospitals and more than 2,600 ambulatory sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding emergency rooms, urgent care centers and physician clinics, in 19 states and the United Kingdom. Our approximately 320,000 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.
