Hospital Corporation of America
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![HCA founders (left to right) Dr. Thomas Frist Sr., Jack Massey, Dr. Thomas Frist Jr.](/Images/godic/202501/17/HCA_Founders2627.jpg")
![Parkview Hospital circa 1968](/Images/godic/202501/17/Parkview_Hospital,_circa_19682628.jpg")
![HCA's first office in Nashville, Tennessee](/Images/godic/202501/17/HCA's_first_office2628.jpg")
Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is an American for-profit operator of health care facilities. It's based in Nashville, Tennessee and currently manages 167 hospitals and 113 freestanding surgery centers in the United States and United Kingdom.