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HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA ) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call January 27, 2023 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Frank Morgan - Vice President, Investor Relations Sam Hazen - Chief Executive Officer Bill Rutherford - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Justin Lake - Wolfe Research A.J. Rice - Credit Suisse Gary Taylor - Cowen Ben Hendrix - RBC Capital Markets Whit Mayo - SVB Securities Pito Chickering - Deutsche Bank Kevin Fischbeck - Bank of America Ann Hynes - Mizuho Securities Brian Tanquilut - Jefferies Stephen Baxter - Wells Fargo Scott Fidel - Stephens Calvin Sternick - JPMorgan Lance Wilkes - Bernstein Jason Cassorla - Citigroup Steven Valiquette - Barclays Jamie Perse - Goldman Sachs Joshua Raskin - Nephron Research Andrew Mok - UBS John Ransom - Raymond James Operator Good morning and welcome to the HCA Healthcare Fourth Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call.

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

HCA Healthcare's (HCA) fourth-quarter results suffer a blow from added expenses incurred due to Hurricane Ian. Increased patient admissions partly offset the downside.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Q4 Earnings Lag on High Costs, Hikes Dividend

HCA (HCA) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -3.13% and 0.11%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2022. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Lags Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. HCA, +0.48% fell about 6% in premarket trading on Friday after the hospital operator set out earnings guidance for 2023 that came in lower than expected. Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022 missed expectations.

HCA Healthcare's shares slid after sharing Q4 performance

HCA (HCA) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Why HCA (HCA) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Again

HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services company in the United States. The company operates general and acute care hospitals that offers medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. It also operates outpatient health care facilities consisting of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices, and various other facilities. In addition, the company operates psychiatric hospitals, which provide therapeutic programs comprising child, adolescent and adult psychiatric care, adolescent and adult alcohol, drug abuse treatment, and counseling services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 182 hospitals, including 175 general and acute care hospitals, five psychiatric hospitals, and two rehabilitation hospitals; 125 freestanding surgery centers; and 21 freestanding endoscopy centers in 20 states and England. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.