HCA Announces Agreement to Acquire Florida Hospital from Community Health Systems
22 July 2017 - 6:15AM
Business Wire
HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA), which operates 174 hospitals, 119
freestanding surgery centers, and numerous other outpatient centers
in 20 states and the United Kingdom, today announced an agreement
to acquire Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring, Florida,
from subsidiaries of Community Health Systems, Inc. Upon completion
of the transaction, Highlands Regional Medical Center, a 126-bed
hospital 75 miles west of Fort Pierce, will be part of HCA’s East
Florida Division.
“The expected addition of Highlands Regional to our East Florida
network of hospitals will allow us to care for more people and
complement our existing facilities in the region,” said Sam Hazen,
president and chief operating officer of HCA. “We look forward to
continuing Highlands Regional’s long-standing tradition of
providing high-quality care.”
HCA East Florida is the largest healthcare system in eastern
Florida and comprises 14 hospitals, multiple ambulatory surgery
centers, physician practices, imaging centers and free standing
emergency care facilities, as well as a supply chain center and an
integrated regional lab. HCA East Florida employs more than 15,000
employees and has nearly 5,000 physicians on staff.
The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals and
other closing conditions, is expected to close in the fall of
2017.
About HCA Healthcare
Nashville-based HCA Healthcare is one of the nation's leading
providers of healthcare services, operating 174 locally managed
hospitals and 119 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and the
United Kingdom. With its founding in 1968, HCA created a new model
for hospital care in the United States, using combined resources to
strengthen hospitals, deliver patient-focused care and improve the
practice of medicine. HCA has conducted a number of clinical
studies, including one that demonstrated that full-term delivery is
healthier than early elective delivery of babies and another that
identified a clinical protocol that can reduce bloodstream
infections in ICU patients by 44 percent. HCA is a learning
healthcare system that uses its more than 27 million annual patient
encounters to advance science, improve patient care and save lives.
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