HCA Healthcare Releases 2024 Annual Impact Report
- HCA Healthcare's Impact Report highlights efforts in delivering safe, high-quality care, with 32 hospitals recognized on the Fortune/PINC AI 100 Top Hospitals list and 54 on Healthgrades' 250 Best Hospitals list.
- Collaboration with Google Cloud to use generative AI for care teams and development of scheduling solutions for nurses demonstrates HCA Healthcare's commitment to innovation.
- The organization's Research Institute expanded support to 36 hospitals and participated in over 300 industry-sponsored studies, emphasizing a dedication to advancing patient care.
- Investments in nurse education and training, Graduate Medical Education programs, and colleague support programs reflect HCA Healthcare's focus on caring for its workforce.
- HCA Healthcare's philanthropic efforts include giving over $43 million to community organizations, supporting mental wellness programs, and investing in partnerships with HBCUs and HSIs.
- Recognition as a 'Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion' and as one of the 'World's Most Ethical Companies' underlines HCA Healthcare's commitment to diversity, inclusion, and ethical practices.
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“At HCA Healthcare, our purpose is clear: We exist to give people a healthier tomorrow,” said Sam Hazen, CEO of HCA Healthcare. “We focus our strategy, resources, and systems on ensuring we deliver the quality care patients deserve. This work, and all our accomplishments this year, would not be possible without our dedicated colleagues. I’m continually impressed by the depth of talent and knowledge we have as an organization.”
The HCA Healthcare Impact Report highlights significant efforts of the organization in enhancing care experiences, caring for its colleagues and giving back to the communities it serves. For additional details on these areas, please visit HCAhealthcareImpact.com to learn more.
Enhancing care experiences
Delivering safe, high-quality care during its more than 43 million annual patient encounters is HCA Healthcare’s top priority. Last year, 32 HCA Healthcare hospitals were recognized on the Fortune/PINC AI 100 Top Hospitals list, and in early 2024, 54 HCA Healthcare hospitals were included on Healthgrades’ 250 Best Hospitals list for clinical excellence.
HCA Healthcare has continued to integrate healthcare technology through strategic collaborations to help deliver high-quality patient care. In August 2023, HCA Healthcare and Google Cloud announced a collaboration to use generative AI to assist care teams with time-consuming tasks like documentation. HCA Healthcare has also developed a scheduling and staffing solution for nurses, which is currently in operation at nine HCA Healthcare facilities, with an additional 21 hospitals scheduled for deployment in early 2024. Additionally, the company is implementing a new electronic health record (EHR) system to help create efficiencies for care teams, improve coordination of care for patients and power innovation. The company’s department of Care Transformation and Innovation (CT&I) continues to work closely with highly engaged clinicians to refine tools like these and to expand the use of technology throughout the organization.
At HCA Healthcare, research helps unlock insights to real-world data and treatments to advance patient care. The HCA Healthcare Research Institute, the organization's multispecialty clinical research arm, expanded support to 36 HCA Healthcare hospitals and participated in more than 300 industry-sponsored studies in 2023.
In 2023, HCA Healthcare provided the delivery of charity care, uninsured discounts and other uncompensated care at an estimated cost of approximately
Caring for colleagues
In 2023, HCA Healthcare recruited more than 116,500 colleagues, including 37,500 bedside nurses. To support nurses, HCA Healthcare invested in roles to help support nursing workload, including licensed practical nurses (LPNs), licensed vocational nurses (LVNs), nurse externs, paramedics and patient care technicians (PCTs).
Recognizing nurses are the heart of HCA Healthcare, the company announced more than
HCA Healthcare was founded by physicians with the intent of creating an environment where healthcare can flourish. By prioritizing physician input, clinical capabilities, growth and innovation, HCA Healthcare strives to enable its more than 45,000 active and affiliated physicians to focus more on what they do best: caring for patients. On July 1, 2023, HCA Healthcare, one of the leading sponsors of Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs in the
To support the health and well-being of colleagues, HCA Healthcare provides a variety of programs, resources and opportunities including free counseling sessions and webinars through Optum, the Nurse Care helpline and student loan and tuition assistance programs. In 2023, HCA Healthcare provided approximately
The HCA Healthcare Hope Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit run by colleagues, for colleagues, recently surpassed
Across HCA Healthcare, it is a priority to foster an equitable and inclusive environment for colleagues by leveraging educational programs, strengthening partnerships with community organizations and implementing new initiatives. For these efforts, HCA Healthcare was recognized for the second year in a row as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN, receiving a top score on the 2023 Disability Equality Index.
In early 2024, Ethisphere recognized HCA Healthcare as one of the 2024 World’s Most Ethical Companies for the 14th time for the organization’s commitment to business integrity through robust ethics, compliance and governance programs.
Giving back to communities
HCA Healthcare embraces its responsibility to help support a significant portion of the local economies where its colleagues live and serve. In 2023, HCA Healthcare and the HCA Healthcare Foundation gave more than
In 2023, the HCA Healthcare Foundation invested over
The HCA Healthcare Foundation strengthened its support of Girl Scouts of the
As part of its commitment to invest
For the fifth year, HCA Healthcare supported the American Red Cross through its Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP) to help provide funding for strong infrastructure, trained volunteers, innovative technology and critical resources necessary to respond to a disaster. During many disasters, HCA Healthcare works alongside the Red Cross in real-time to coordinate supplies and resources, support shelters and match patients with community shelters when discharged from the hospital. During Hurricane Idalia, HCA Healthcare’s Enterprise Emergency Operations Center (EEOC) provided more than 1,200 staff hours of support, 16 electrical generators and more than 18,000 gallons of diesel fuel to its impacted hospitals to help them continue to provide care.
For more information about the annual HCA Healthcare Impact Report, visit HCAhealthcareImpact.com.
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