HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation's leading healthcare providers, today announced that 29 of its hospitals have been recognized as top performing hospitals in the 2026 Modern Healthcare 100 Top Hospitals Powered by Premier.

"This recognition is a testament to the extraordinary work happening every day across HCA Healthcare," said Dr. Randy Fagin, senior vice president and chief quality officer of HCA Healthcare. "It reflects the commitment of our physicians, nurses and colleagues to advancing clinical excellence, working together across our system toward continually improving the care we provide to patients."

Based on publicly available data from Medicare Cost Reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare, the 100 Top Hospitals are selected based on performance in clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience and financial health. This year, researchers evaluated 2,540 short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals using these publicly available data sources. Unlike ranking programs that require hospitals to apply for evaluation, the program identifies top performers through an objective, quantitative analysis of hospitals that treat a broad spectrum of patients.

In addition to scoring among the top 100, seven HCA Healthcare hospitals received the Everest Award, which honors hospitals that achieved both benchmark performance and the fastest long-term improvement over five years, demonstrating exceptional and sustained progress across Premier's balanced scorecard of performance measures.

HCA Healthcare integrates systems of care and leverages technology and robust data sets in the pursuit of delivering high-quality care in a safe environment for patients and colleagues. As a national healthcare system, HCA Healthcare uses its approximately 47 million annual patient encounters to support medical learning and healthcare transformation at its facilities and beyond. For example:

HCA Healthcare has achieved a 33-minute median door-to-needle time for stroke patients, 45% faster than the national benchmark.
HCA Healthcare's High Risk Obstetrical (OB) Programs are designed to elevate maternal health outcomes. To support this effort, in 2025 the company integrated its OB Safety Model into facilities with OB hospitalist services to help improve patient safety for obstetric patients through the implementation of a standard model for rapid clinical response during emergencies.
HCA Healthcare's Patient Safety and Infection Prevention teams work in close partnership to reduce preventable harm and strengthen protection for patients, visitors and colleagues. This collaboration focuses on aligning systems, data and accountability to improve visibility into infection-related risk across the enterprise.

HCA Healthcare's recognized teaching facilities and large, medium and small community hospitals were as follows:

HCA Healthcare Academic Medical Centers

Rio Grande Regional Hospital (McAllen, Texas)

HCA Healthcare Teaching Hospitals

Corpus Christi Medical Center (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (Idaho Falls, Idaho)
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital (Aventura, Florida)
HCA Florida JFK Hospital (Atlantis, Florida)
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital (Miami, Florida)
HCA Florida Palms West Hospital (Loxahatchee, Florida)
HCA Florida West Hospital (Pensacola, Florida)
HCA HealthONE Aurora (Aurora, Colorado)
HCA HealthONE Rose (Denver, Colorado)
HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge (Lone Tree, Colorado)
Methodist Hospital (San Antonio, Texas)
MountainView Hospital (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)
TriStar Centennial Medical Center (Nashville, Tennessee)
Wesley Medical Center (Wichita, Kansas)

HCA Healthcare Large Community Hospitals

Doctors Hospital of Augusta (Augusta, Georgia)
Parkridge Medical Center (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
St. David's Medical Center (Austin, Texas)
St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin, Texas)
St. Mark's Hospital (Salt Lake City, Utah)

HCA Healthcare Medium Community Hospitals

Medical City Alliance (Fort Worth, Texas)
TriStar Horizon Medical Center (Dickson, Tennessee)
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center (Smyrna, Tennessee)
Valley Regional Medical Center (Brownsville, Texas)

HCA Healthcare Small Community Hospitals

Lakeview Hospital (Bountiful, Utah)
LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (Blacksburg, Virginia)
Lone Peak Hospital (Draper, Utah)
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital (Vidalia, Georgia)

About HCA Healthcare

Nashville-based HCA Healthcare is one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare services comprising 190 hospitals and approximately 2,500 ambulatory sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, and physician clinics, in 19 states and the United Kingdom. With its founding in 1968, HCA Healthcare created a new model for hospital care in the United States, using combined resources to strengthen hospitals, deliver patient-focused care and improve the practice of medicine. HCA Healthcare has conducted a number of clinical studies, including one that demonstrated that full-term delivery is healthier than early elective delivery of babies and another that identified a clinical protocol that can reduce bloodstream infections in ICU patients by 44%. HCA Healthcare is a learning health system that uses its approximately 47 million annual patient encounters to advance science, improve patient care and save lives.

All references to "Company," "HCA" and "HCA Healthcare" as used throughout this document refer to HCA Healthcare, Inc. and its affiliates.

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29 HCA Healthcare Hospitals Recognized on Modern Healthcare's 100 Top Hospitals Powered by Premier