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NewsMassive HCA dividend: What does it mean?
Nashville, Tenn.-based hospital chain HCA Inc. will distribute a $1.75 billion dividend to company stockholders and vested option holders, including the private equity firms KKR, Bain Capital and... Read more...
HCA gets "positive" rating from S&P, stays speculative grade
S&P has issued a "positive" outlook rating for giant hospital operator HCA Inc., revising its rating from a previous "stable." S&P said that the new outlook reflects the company's big cash... Read more...
HCA net income climbs dramatically for Q3 '09
HCA reported third-quarter 2009 income of $196 million last week, more than doubling the $86 million in income it posted in the prior year during the same period. It's an impressive increase made... Read more...
More light at the end of the tunnel
As readers know well, the past couple of years have been very rough for providers, who've arguably been hit harder than many U.S. industries by the near-collapse of the economy. But I'm here today to... Read more...
Charges may put HCA's IPO plan on ice
HCA's plans to move from a privately-held company to a publicly-owned entity again may have hit a snag. It seems that the SEC is looking into charges that HCA tampered with payroll records to bill... Read more...
Case study: Wisconsin hospital saves dollars by going green
Bit by bit, a center at one Wisconsin hospital has been adding green initiatives to its operations. These efforts, while not earth-shattering on their own, have already begun to show results for the... Read more...
Could big healthcare bankruptcies be on the way?
By hook or by crook, hospitals and hospital chains have held it together--more or less--during this brutal recession. Staff and services have been cut, capital projects have slowed or stopped, and... Read more...
Moody's rates HCA's planned $750M debt offering at Ba3
Moody's Investors Service has assigned a Ba3 rating to HCA's planned $750 million offering of first lien senior secured notes, putting the hospital chain's offering in speculative-grade territory... Read more...
Survey: Non-profits see dismal 2008 results
Non-profit hospitals had a dismal year in 2008, with investment losses sapping whatever margins they were able to squeeze out of operational improvements, according to the results of a new survey... Read more...
HCA won't issue bonds to avoid debt payment
HCA has decided not to exercise its option to issue new bonds instead of making an interest payment due in November. The payment was due on $1.5 billion in 10-year-notes that helped to finance the... Read more...
| Press ReleasesHCA Inc. Outlook Revised To Positive From Stable; 'B+' Corporate Credit, Other Ratings AffirmedNEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) Nov. 24, 2009--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it revised its outlook on Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Inc. to positive from stable, and affirmed Read more >> |
