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 26, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
What: HCA Annual Shareholders Meeting
When: Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time,
2:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
Where: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-
eventDetails&c=63489&eventID=1052061
or http://www.hcahealthcare.com
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 website www.hcahealthcare.com
. To access the Web site replay, go to Investor Relations and click on
Conference Calls.
"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.
Investors, Mark Kimbrough, +1-615-344-2688, or
Media, Jeff Prescott, +1-615-344-5708
both of HCA