HCA Healthcare, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Retirement of desflurane (DES) gas in favor of sevoflurane (SEVO) in Mountain Division hospitals and surgery centers, equivalent to removing 450 gas-burning vehicles from the road.

Launched a Patient Advisory Group to identify patient needs and drive progress toward patient care goals.
Increased investment in recruitment, hiring 123,231 colleagues (6% increase from 2021).
Provided an estimated $3.5 billion for charity care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated care.
Expanded programs and technologies to drive better patient outcomes.
Implemented Enhanced Surgical Recovery (ESR) program, resulting in up to 44% decrease in opioid usage for some surgeries, 54% decrease in 30-day readmissions for joint replacements, and 45% decrease in 90-day readmissions for gynecological surgery.
Launched and updated several products on the Next-gen Analytics for Treatment and Efficiency (NATE) platform to assist with infection prevention, manage patient safety protocols, and improve emergency room clinical quality.

Centralized and formalized a board of trustees member engagement survey with an 88% participation rate; 97% of board members responded positively regarding their commitment to the role.
Recognized for the 13th time by Ethisphere as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies.
Received a top score of 100 on the 2022 Disability Equality Index® (DEI).

Significant investment in recruitment of quality nurses and expansion of care teams.
Developed and deployed new trainings to support facilities and hosted a forum to discuss health equity trends.
Launched Crush the Crisis opioid take-back day.
Implemented a Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Program.
Developed a robust environmental strategy focused on decreasing emissions, enhancing climate resilience, managing environmental impact of capital programs, and managing energy and water responsibly.