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HCA Annual Shareholders Meeting

May 25, 2005

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