HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA), which operates 174 hospitals, 119
freestanding surgery centers, and numerous other outpatient centers in
20 states and the United Kingdom, today announced an agreement to
acquire Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring, Florida, from
subsidiaries of Community Health Systems, Inc. Upon completion of the
transaction, Highlands Regional Medical Center, a 126-bed hospital 75
miles west of Fort Pierce, will be part of HCA’s East Florida Division.
“The expected addition of Highlands Regional to our East Florida network
of hospitals will allow us to care for more people and complement our
existing facilities in the region,” said Sam Hazen, president and chief
operating officer of HCA. “We look forward to continuing Highlands
Regional’s long-standing tradition of providing high-quality care.”
HCA East Florida is the largest healthcare system in eastern Florida and
comprises 14 hospitals, multiple ambulatory surgery centers, physician
practices, imaging centers and free standing emergency care facilities,
as well as a supply chain center and an integrated regional lab. HCA
East Florida employs more than 15,000 employees and has nearly 5,000
physicians on staff.
The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals and other
closing conditions, is expected to close in the fall of 2017.
About HCA Healthcare
Nashville-based HCA Healthcare is one of the nation's leading providers
of healthcare services, operating 174 locally managed hospitals and 119
freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and the United Kingdom. With
its founding in 1968, HCA created a new model for hospital care in the
United States, using combined resources to strengthen hospitals, deliver
patient-focused care and improve the practice of medicine. HCA has
conducted a number of clinical studies, including one that demonstrated
that full-term delivery is healthier than early elective delivery of
babies and another that identified a clinical protocol that can reduce
bloodstream infections in ICU patients by 44 percent. HCA is a learning
healthcare system that uses its more than 27 million annual patient
encounters to advance science, improve patient care and save lives.
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