Hospital Corporation of America (NYSE: HCA), a leading healthcare
provider with 164 hospitals and 115 ambulatory surgery centers in 20
states and London, England, has been named one of the Ethisphere
Institute’s 2014 World’s Most Ethical Companies.
This is the fifth consecutive year HCA has achieved this recognition
from Ethisphere, an independent center of research, best practices and
thought leadership that promotes best practices in corporate ethics and
governance. There are 144 organizations on Ethisphere’s 2014 World’s
Most Ethical Companies. HCA is one of only eight healthcare services
organizations honored this year.
“Being named one of Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies is
recognition for our more than 200,000 employees because the rigorous
selection process looks at organizations’ day-to-day operations,” said
Alan Yuspeh, HCA’s Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance
Officer. “This achievement is a source of pride for all of us at HCA
because it is a reflection of our values of compassion, respect and
integrity.”
In addition to HCA’s long-standing, industry-leading ethics and
compliance program, which has served as a model for others, the company
is a leader in environmental practices among healthcare companies.
Increasingly, the company is purchasing eco-friendly products, using
sustainable building materials, enhancing recycling efforts and using
energy and water more efficiently. HCA has installed both solar and
geothermal energy sources at facilities and helped lead an industry
effort to create standardized environmental questions for healthcare
purchases. HCA is a member of Practice GreenHealth and a charter member
of the Healthier Hospitals Initiative, two organizations that champion
eco-friendly practices in healthcare.
HCA also has been a pioneer in establishing an improved charity care and
uninsured discount policy, which has been emulated by hospitals across
the country. Later, HCA became one of the first providers to make
detailed pricing information publicly available. HCA facilities provide
extensive health care to individuals who are unable to pay for such
care. In addition, the company is active philanthropically, supporting
agencies that promote health and well-being, support childhood and youth
development and foster the arts in Middle Tennessee. The HCA Foundation
has awarded grants totaling approximately $22 million since 2009.
According to Ethisphere, World’s Most Ethical Company honorees
understand the correlation between ethics, reputation and daily
interactions with their brand.
“The entire community of World’s Most Ethical Companies believe that
customers, employees, investors and regulators place a high premium on
trust and that ethics and good governance are key in earning it,” said
Ethisphere’s Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Erblich. “HCA joins an
exclusive community committed to driving performance through leading
business practices. We congratulate everyone at HCA for this
extraordinary achievement.”
The World's Most Ethical Company assessment is based upon the Ethisphere
Institute’s Ethics Quotient™ framework, and scores are generated in five
key categories: ethics and compliance program (25%), reputation,
leadership and innovation (20%), governance (10%), corporate citizenship
and responsibility (25%) and culture of ethics (20%). The full list of
the 2014 World's Most Ethical Companies can be found at http://ethisphere.com/worlds-most-ethical/wme-honorees/.
All references to “Company” and “HCA” as used throughout this release
refer to HCA Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates.
HCA Holdings, Inc.
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