HCA Healthcare patient transporter celebrates half a century of service
If you’ve ever visited HCA Healthcare’s Putnam Community Medical Center in Palatka, Florida – you’ve likely ran into Willie Wright, a 50-year hospital colleague who’s been there almost since the beginning and has added to the hospital’s legacy in immeasurable ways. In celebration of Willie’s 50th work anniversary and well-deserved retirement, take a look at…
A second chance at life: HCA Healthcare patient receives liver transplant on her birthday
This National Donate Life Month, HCA Healthcare – which comprises 185 hospitals in the United States, including 11 transplant centers across the country – is encouraging you to consider registering as an organ, eye and tissue donor. Even with recent advances in transplant medicine, more than 100,000 men, women and children in the U.S. are…
National Physicians Week & Doctors’ Day 2021: a letter of gratitude to physicians across HCA Healthcare
Every day, 47,000 active and affiliated physicians across HCA Healthcare display courage and skill in our 185 hospitals and 2,000 sites of care. Amid the global pandemic, the response efforts of physicians across our organization has been truly extraordinary. In recognition of National Physicians Week and National Doctors’ Day 2021, Sam Hazen, chief executive officer…
Learning healthcare: bringing 20 years of patient safety progress to COVID-19 at HCA Healthcare
Our patients, colleagues and loved ones should know they are in good hands when in our care. At HCA Healthcare, quality and safety are paramount and we strive to ensure the highest levels of both by investing in data science, clinical research and more to continuously inform and improve care. This month, in honor of…
HCA Healthcare offers positions to record class of 1,982 residents and fellows
Today, we’re proud to announce that we’ve offered 1,982 positions for HCA Healthcare’s July 2021 graduate medical education programs— our largest incoming class to date and the largest nationally among U.S. teaching hospitals. HCA Healthcare has become a significant provider of clinical and medical education and is the largest sponsor of graduate medical education programs…
Certified Nurses Day 2021: celebrating and supporting lifelong learners
Certified Nurses Day occurs every March 19, celebrating the birthday of Dr. Margretta “Gretta” Madden Styles, RN, EdD, FAAN, a visionary nursing leader and scholar. Florence Nightingale once said, “Let us consider that we are never done as nurses…we must be learning all of our lives.” Like Florence, HCA Healthcare recognizes the unique and intrinsic…