HealthLeaders Media April 26, 2024
CEO Sam Hazen says the for-profit hospital chain is ‘encouraged by our performance.’
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– The Nashville-based for-profit health system reported a year-over-year 6.2% increase in same-hospital admissions and same facility equivalent admissions grew 5.2%.
– Adjusted EBITDA totaled $3.35 billion, up from $3.1 billion in Q1 2023, cash flow totaled $2.4 billion, and net income totaled more than $1.5 billion, or $5.93 per diluted share.
– The HCA board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.66 per share on common stock, which will be paid to stockholders on June 28.
HCA Healthcare, Inc. credited robust patient volume growth in Q1 2024 for revenues of $17.3 billion, an 11% increase over the $15.5 billion booked in Q1...