In conjunction with HCA's (NYSE: HCA) Annual Shareholders Meeting, you
are invited to listen to a live broadcast over the Internet on Thursday,
May 27, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
What: HCA Annual Shareholders Meeting
When: Thursday, May 27, 2004 at 1:30pm Central Daylight Time, 2:30pm
Eastern Daylight Time
Where: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=21800
How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address
above.
Contact: Mark Kimbrough, 615-344-2688
If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will
be archived on the Web site www.hcahealthcare.com.
To access the Web site replay, go to Investor Relations and click on
Conference Calls.
(Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The Windows Media Player
software, downloadable free from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/EN/default.asp
and at least a 28.8Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience
problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to webcast@multivu.com
.)
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding HCA's business
which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that
involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those
contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the
Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal
year.
Mark Kimbrough, HCA,
+1-615-344-2688