HCA Fact

Founded in 1968

Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. and other physicians wanted to raise capital and procure the latest medical technology for Nashville’s Park View Hospital in the mid-1960s, but couldn’t find a group that would be the right fit. The answer: HCA Healthcare, founded in 1968.

HCA Healthcare in London

HCA caters for almost half of all private patients in London. HCA’s London hospitals include The Wellington Hospital, just north of London’s West End, which is the UK’s largest private hospital, along with The Portland Hospital, which is the only acute hospital of its kind in London.

HCA Healthcare’s Park View Hospital

Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. founded Park View Hospital in 1960 after was unable to admit his patients to the not-for-profit and church-affiliated hospitals that dominated Nashville in the 1950’s. He served as Park View’s CEO until 1968, when Park View became HCA’s first hospital.

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