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The U.S.’s largest health care facility operator reported a decrease in profit and revenue growth in 2022 versus the year prior, partly due to the phasing out of government assistance that accompanied the pandemic. 
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 	<li>HCA Healthcare, which operates in 20 states in the U.S., has in aggregate removed hospitals from its portfolio and added outpatient surgery centers since 2020, reflecting a broader shift to outpatient care among hospital conglomerates.</li> 
 	<li>The health care giant has struggled with staffing issues, like many in the industry, employing higher-cost temporary staffing during the pandemic’s onset. A survey conducted by union researchers found that HCA staffed its hospitals at 30% below the national average in 2020. Responding to the survey, HCA said that its staffing was “safe, appropriate," and “in line” with its industry.</li> 
 	<li>The company has repeatedly fought with the Federal Trade Commission over its acquisition of more hospitals, first in Utah in June 2022, and then in Louisiana in April 2023.</li> 
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Aggregate sales hit $37.8 trillion last year—an increase of 19%, the highest annual growth rate in the list’s history.

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Tennessee-based national health care facility operator HCA Healthcare retains its 2021 position after a year that saw profits rise to nearly $59 billion from $51.5 billion. The company was called into action multiple times throughout 2021 as COVID-19 waves swept the country and sent hospital visits ticking upward. HCA has faced criticism in some areas of the country from consumer advocates who contend that it has boosted profits at its hospitals during the pandemic by reducing staffing and services; HCA says that such changes haven’t affected the quality of care. In the first months of 2022, HCA has received 2.1% more same-facility admissions relative to 2021 and 14.6% more emergency room visits.

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Total revenue for the world’s biggest companies fell 4.8% to $31.7 trillion this year—the first decline in half a decade.

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<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;As with many other hospital companies, Nashville-based HCA Healthcare faced considerable financial pressure related to the pandemic, suspending its quarterly dividend last spring. Admissions to its hospitals dropped 4.7% for the year owing to fewer procedures and less emergency-room traffic. COVID-19 cases in 2020 made up about 8% of its hospitals’ overall admissions. But HCA finished the year strong: It brought in annual revenue of $51.5 billion, a hair above the previous year’s tally, as revenue per hospitalized patient increased 10.5%. Net income attributable to the company rose 7.1% to nearly $3.8 billion, compared with $3.5 billion in 2019.\n\n\n&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:12673,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}">As with many other hospital companies, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare faced considerable financial pressure related to the pandemic, suspending its quarterly dividend last spring. Admissions to its hospitals dropped 4.7% for the year owing to fewer procedures and less emergency-room traffic. COVID-19 cases in 2020 made up about 8% of its hospitals’ overall admissions. But HCA finished the year strong: It brought in annual revenue of $51.5 billion, a hair above the previous year’s tally, as revenue per hospitalized patient increased 10.5%. Net income attributable to the company rose 7.1% to nearly $3.8 billion, compared with $3.5 billion in 2019.

This year’s Fortune 500 marks the 67th running of the list.

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<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;As with many other hospital companies, Nashville-based HCA Healthcare faced considerable financial pressure related to the pandemic, suspending its quarterly dividend last spring. Admissions to its hospitals dropped 4.7% for the year owing to fewer procedures and less emergency-room traffic. COVID-19 cases in 2020 made up about 8% of its hospitals’ overall admissions. But HCA finished the year strong: It brought in annual revenue of $51.5 billion, a hair above the previous year’s tally, as revenue per hospitalized patient increased 10.5%. Net income attributable to the company rose 7.1% to nearly $3.8 billion, compared with $3.5 billion in 2019.\n\n\n&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:12673,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}">As with many other hospital companies, Nashville-based HCA Healthcare faced considerable financial pressure related to the pandemic, suspending its quarterly dividend last spring. Admissions to its hospitals dropped 4.7% for the year owing to fewer procedures and less emergency-room traffic. COVID-19 cases in 2020 made up about 8% of its hospitals’ overall admissions. But HCA finished the year strong: It brought in annual revenue of $51.5 billion, a hair above the previous year’s tally, as revenue per hospitalized patient increased 10.5%. Net income attributable to the company rose 7.1% to nearly $3.8 billion, compared with $3.5 billion in 2019.

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HCA Healthcare, a Nashville-based hospital operator, continued its steady growth in 2019 with annual revenue of $51.3 billion, an increase of nearly $5 billion from the previous year, even as net income dipped 5%. HCA's facility admissions have increased over the past year, and it now operates 184 hospitals, up from 179 the year before. Its hospitals treated 35 million patients in 2019, a new record. And the company's goal of expanding clinical capacity has been boosted by multimillion-dollar capital investments. Like many hospital operators, HCA is facing considerable financial pressure related to the coronavirus pandemic; this spring, it suspended its quarterly dividend.

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HCA Healthcare, a Nashville-based hospital operator, continued its steady growth in 2019 with annual revenue of $51.3 billion, an increase of nearly $5 billion from the previous year, even as net income dipped 5%. HCA's facility admissions have increased over the past year, and it now operates 184 hospitals, up from 179 the year prior. Its hospitals treated 35 million patients in 2019, a new record. And the company's goal of expanding clinical capacity has been boosted by multimillion-dollar capital investments. Like many hospital operators, HCA is facing considerable financial pressure related to the coronavirus pandemic; this spring, it suspended its quarterly dividend.

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Global business is back. After limping through a worldwide financial crisis and economic slowdown, the 500 largest companies ranked by revenues shattered all sorts of performance records in 2013: They racked up combined revenues of $31.1 trillion, up 2.5% from 2012, and profits soared 27% to nearly $2 trillion. China’s 95 companies (up from 89 last year) posted $5.8 trillion in revenues. The U.S. has four fewer companies on the list than last year but remains (for now) the country leader, with 128 corporations on the list—including No. 1 Wal-Mart Stores—reporting $8.6 trillion in revenues. 

Wal-Mart stayed on top as its sales crept closer to half-a-trillion dollars. Apple moved into the top five. And UnitedHealth Group continued its steady climb. 

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HCA Healthcare owns many of the largest chains of hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, medical labs, and freestanding emergency rooms in the U.S., in addition to operating locations in the U.K. The company was founded in 1968 as one of the first U.S. hospital conglomerates. Since then, along with its industry rivals, it has undergone tremendous growth, partly through acquisitions of smaller health care chains. HCA is headquartered in Nashville.

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