HCA Healthcare Named a Best Employer for Veterans by Military Times for Seventh Consecutive Year

HCA Healthcare and the HCA Healthcare Foundation to give $200,000 in support of veterans and military families

NASHVILLE, Tenn.,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced that it has been recognized for the seventh consecutive year as a Best for Vets Employer by Military Times for its efforts to help veterans, service members and military spouses build successful careers. Since 2012, HCA Healthcare has hired more than 75,000 veterans, active-duty and reserve personnel and military spouses.

The Military Times Best for Vets: Employers ranking is an editorially independent annual assessment of companies' efforts to recruit, hire and support veterans and military-connected employees. The ranking is based on a voluntary survey that evaluates employment practices, workplace benefits and programs that help veterans and their families succeed.

“We are deeply grateful to our nation’s veterans and military families for the extraordinary service, sacrifice and unwavering commitment that define the military community,” said Sherri Crowley, chief culture and values officer at HCA Healthcare. “Their leadership, resilience and unique perspectives make HCA Healthcare stronger and enrich the communities we serve, and we are proud to invest in their continued success and well-being.”

The company was also recognized by VETS Indexes as a five star employer for its commitment to hiring and retaining military talent and supporting veterans and the military community.

In honor of Veterans Day, HCA Healthcare is contributing $150,000 to three organizations that support veterans, military families and caregivers:

• $50,000 to Blue Star Families, an organization that helps military families build connections, find belonging and establish strong communities of support.
• $50,000 to CreatiVets, an organization that empowers veterans and their families to find healing from service-related trauma through music and the arts.
• $50,000 to Wreaths Across America, an organization dedicated to remembering fallen service members, honoring those who serve and teaching future generations the value of freedom.

As part of this commitment, the HCA Healthcare Foundation is also giving $50,000 to the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, an organization that provides support and resources to caregivers of wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans.

HCA Healthcare has supported veterans and military families for more than a decade through partnerships with organizations, including the Veteran Jobs Mission and the Department of War's Military Spouse Employment Partnership. Since becoming an inaugural employer partner of the “Hiring 100,000 Military Spouses” campaign in 2018, HCA Healthcare has hired more than 14,000 military spouses.

HCA Healthcare helps service members prepare for careers after the military. In 2025, HCA Healthcare became an authorized Department of War SkillBridge provider, through which active-duty service members can gain hands-on experience in clinical and non-clinical healthcare roles before leaving military service. The company also works with organizations, including Hiring Our Heroes, 50-Strong and local veteran service organizations, to help military talent find employment opportunities in healthcare.

HCA Healthcare’s commitment to veterans and military spouses extends throughout their careers. Through its Military Colleague Network, colleagues across the country can build connections, share experiences and find a supportive community as they grow professionally. For colleagues who continue to serve in the military, HCA Healthcare also provides military leave and supplemental pay to eligible colleagues, helping them balance their commitment to service with their careers.

The company's efforts have earned national recognition, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Lee Anderson Award in 2015 and the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award in 2021, the highest recognition given by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Since 2024, HCA Healthcare has also been designated as a Tennessee Veteran Ready Business for its commitment to recruiting, hiring and retaining veterans.

About HCA Healthcare
Nashville-based HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services comprising 189 hospitals and approximately 2,600 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.

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