Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen said the current healthcare environment is presenting once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for the company to make sizeable acquisitions, according to the Nashville Business Journal.
The key details to know:
1. HCA's future acquisitions may involve ASCs, physician groups and urgent care companies.
2. During a Jan. 29 fourth-quarter earnings call, Mr. Hazen said HCA's increased expansion opportunities stem from smaller health systems' need to join a larger organization.
3. Mr. Hazen said 65 percent of HCA's markets increase the number of outpatient surgeries they performed in 2018.