In conjunction with HCA's Fourth Quarter and Year End earnings release,
you are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast
live over the Internet on Feb. 3 at 8:30 a.m. CDT/9:30 a.m. EDT with
Senior Management of HCA (NYSE: HCA).
What: HCA Fourth Quarter and Year End Earnings Release
When: Feb. 3, 2004 8:30 a.m. CDT/9:30 a.m. EDT
Where: http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz396776766gf12.html
How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the
address above.
Contact: Mark Kimbrough, Vice President, Investor Relations, 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 replay, click on Fourth Quarter and Year End Webcast.
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.
"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
615-344-2688