Ryan’s Story at Ocala Health
When tragedy strikes, every moment counts. Ryan was minutes away from dying. Thankfully, there was a trauma center nearby.Floridians deserve access to quality trauma care.
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Key Legislative Issues Facing Florida in 2017
With the legislative session around the corner, lawmakers and invested parties are starting to draw battle lines for their priorities. Some of the issues may come as no surprise, but others have generated an unexpected buzz.Check out this list of 10 legislative issues in Florida that are likely to be priorities this year. Workers Compensation
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HCA Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as a 2018 World’s Most Ethical Company® by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. This is the seventh consecutive year HCA has been honored, underscoring its consistent commitment to ethical business standards and practices.“Being named one of Ethisphere’s World’s Most
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8 Key Legislative Issues Facing Florida in 2016
We’re in the third week of Florida’s 2016 legislative session and lawmakers are debating an array of important and fascinating issues. The 60-day session, which typically runs March through May, was moved two months earlier in 2016. The following eight issues are generating a lot of buzz in Tallahassee. After reviewing the issues, please take
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Certificate of Need
The Certificate of Need (CON) hospital review process has existed in Florida for over 40 years and is the direct result of a federal mandate. The mandate was lifted in the late 1980’s amid concerns about the effectiveness of such programs. Recent data suggests that CON laws limit the supply of services, access to care, and
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Founded in 1968
Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. and other physicians wanted to raise capital and procure the latest medical technology for Nashville’s Park View Hospital in the mid-1960s, but couldn’t find a group that would be the right fit. The answer: HCA Healthcare, founded in 1968.
HCA Healthcare in London
HCA caters for almost half of all private patients in London. HCA’s London hospitals include The Wellington Hospital, just north of London’s West End, which is the UK’s largest private hospital, along with The Portland Hospital, which is the only acute hospital of its kind in London.
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HCA Healthcare’s Park View Hospital
Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. founded Park View Hospital in 1960 after was unable to admit his patients to the not-for-profit and church-affiliated hospitals that dominated Nashville in the 1950’s. He served as Park View’s CEO until 1968, when Park View became HCA’s first hospital.
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Largest in 1973
HCA Healthcare became the largest, publicly owned, hospital management company in 1973, only four years after the company’s first IPO.
HCA Healthcare and … KFC?
Jack Massey bought Kentucky Fried Chicken from its founder, Harland Sanders, four years before he co-founded HCA with Drs. Thomas Frist Sr. and Jr.
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