HCA, based in Nashville, Tennessee, said in a statement that “these facilities were not able to fully benefit from a broader HCA Healthcare presence in their areas,” a recognition of continuing hospital mergers that help big systems to bargain for better payment terms with insurers.
Piedmont to buy 4 Georgia hospitals from HCA in $950M deal
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HCA says it created a COVID-19 patient registry at the outset of the pandemic that has collected data from treated suspected and positive COVID-19 cases, including more than 110,000 patients admitted for inpatient care in 2020.
HCA to share COVID-19 hospital care data with researchers
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