Here are three things to know about HCA’s 2016 operating results.
1. HCA said it expects income before taxes of about $4.5 billion in 2016, up from $3.96 billion in 2015.
2. The for-profit hospital operator expects adjusted EBITDA to be about $8.2 billion in 2016. That’s up from adjusted EBITDA of $7.92 billion in 2015.
3. Looking at the fourth quarter of 2016, HCA said same-facility admissions are expected to be up approximately 1.6 percent year over year. Same-facility emergency room visits are also expected to climb 1.6 percent from the fourth quarter of 2015.
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