Leading U.S. hospital operator with 188 facilities across 20 states
HCA Healthcare operates one of the largest hospital networks in the United States, managing 188 hospitals and 2,400+ care sites (surgery centers, urgent care, diagnostic imaging, clinics) across 20 states and the UK. The tech stack mixes legacy clinical systems (MEDITECH, Oracle, Java/Spring backend) with modern cloud infrastructure (GCP, Azure, Kubernetes), while active hiring is heavily skewed toward clinical roles (1,207 healthcare positions) versus engineering (19), signaling an organization scaling operations and patient capacity rather than building software products.
Notable leadership hires: Laboratory Director, Clinical Director of Nursing, Chief Financial Officer, Graduate Medical Education Director, Chief Medical Officer
HCA Healthcare is a publicly traded operator of hospital facilities and outpatient care sites serving 37 million patient encounters annually across North America and the UK. The business spans acute-care hospitals, surgical centers, freestanding emergency departments, urgent care, diagnostic imaging, and physician clinics. With 290,000+ employees, the organization operates as a learning health system using clinical data to improve patient outcomes and advance research. Current focus includes home health expansion, acquisitions, new residency programs, and accreditation compliance across the network.
HCA Healthcare operates 188 hospitals and 2,400+ care sites (including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care, diagnostic imaging, and clinics) across 20 U.S. states and the United Kingdom.
HCA Healthcare employs more than 290,000 colleagues across its hospital and care-site network.
HCA Healthcare uses MEDITECH for clinical systems, Oracle Database for backend data, Java/Spring Boot for application logic, GCP and Azure for cloud infrastructure, and Kubernetes for container orchestration, alongside Adobe and Microsoft Office tools.
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