Below are 32 things to know about four of the major for-profit hospital operators: Community Health Systems, HCA Healthcare, Tenet Healthcare and Universal Health Services.
Community Health Systems
Headquarters: Franklin, Tenn.
CEO: Wayne T. Smith
Number of acute care hospitals: 99
Number of employees: 87,000
2018 revenue: $14.16 billion
2018 profit or loss: $788 million net loss
Revenue for first 9 months of 2019: $9.9 billion
Profit or loss for first 9 months of 2019: $302 million net loss
HCA Healthcare
Headquarters: Nashville, Tenn.
CEO: Samuel N. Hazen
Number of acute care hospitals: 184
Number of employees: 270,000
2018 revenue: $46.7 billion
2018 profit or loss: $3.8 billion profit
Revenue for first 9 months of 2019: $37.8 billion
Profit or loss for first 9 months of 2019: $2.4 billion profit
Tenet Healthcare
Headquarters: Dallas
CEO: Ronald A. Rittenmeyer
Number of acute care hospitals: 65
Number of employees: 110,000
2018 revenue: $18.3 billion
2018 profit or loss: $111 million profit
Revenue for first 9 months of 2019: $13.7 billion
Profit or loss for first 9 months of 2019: $245 million net loss
Universal Health Services
Headquarters: King of Prussia, Pa.
CEO: Alan B. Miller
Number of acute care hospitals: 26
Number of employees: 87,000
2018 revenue: $10.8 billion
2018 profit or loss: $779.7 million profit
Revenue for first 9 months of 2019: $8.5 billion
Profit or loss for first 9 months of 2019: $569.7 million profit
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