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Felix Salmon at Reuters asked an insightful question about a column I wrote in mid-June about HCA Inc.'s attempt to convince lenders to give it open-ended permission to manage its debt load by, among other things, extending maturities of the loans without limit.

One out of every five patients nationwide who comes to an HCA Inc. emergency room nationwide is uninsured.

Two doctors who were suspended from performing angioplasties at a Pasco hospital nearly five years ago are now performing the procedures at a nearby sister hospital.

Survivors' lawsuit seeks damages for escape of Mark Rohlman, who later killed Sheriff's Deputy Anthony Forgione May 28, 2009 - 6:41 PM Andrew Gant Daily News The hospital that treated mental patient Mark Rohlman had a legal duty to keep him there, family members of a slain Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy allege in a civil lawsuit.

A slushy credit market is slowing down acquisitions in the health care market even by companies that might ordinarily be considered strong.

HCA Inc. reported a 92 percent increase in its first-quarter net income, benefiting from better management of expenses even as it spent more on charity care and discounts for the uninsured.

Hawker Beechcraft has successfully completed test flights of its Beechcraft Bonanza G36 using renewable aviation fuel.

HCA, parent company of Wesley Medical Center, announced today that revenues increased 4.3 percent to $7.43 billion for the first quarter.

With unemployment rising in a sputtering U.S. economy, many analysts and investors expected hospital chains to take a hit in the recent first quarter from more uninsured patients coming through their doors.

HCA Inc. 's first-quarter earnings more than doubled from the same period last year, and revenue rose 4.3 percent.

Two hospital companies with major operations in the Tampa Bay area posted healthy gains in revenue in the first quarter of 2009, but the impact on their bottom lines was mixed.

Wesley Medical Center 's parent company saw its first-quarter revenue increase 4.3 percent to $7.4 billion, HCA Inc.

HCA Inc. reported a 92 percent jump in its first-quarter net income, benefiting from better management of expenses even as it spent more on charity care and discounts for the uninsured.

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Employee recipients were Betty Lewis from Parkridge Medical Center, Nina Coria from Parkridge East Hospital and George N. Woods Jr.

As an example of drug company tactics, the newspaper reported a recent 20.7 percent price increase by Pfizer for Viagra and a 14.2 percent price increase by Eli Lilly for Cialis, two popular erectile dysfunction drugs.

HCA Inc., the U.S. hospital chain purchased in a $33 billion leveraged buyout, and Crown Castle International Corp.

Even risky companies are regaining access to credit markets as sales of high-yield bonds surge, signalling that the lending tap is opening further as investors regain confidence that the global economy has avoided a depression.

HCA Inc., the Nashville-based hospital chain, sold $1.5 billion of 10-year notes in this year's biggest high-yield bond offering, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

HCA Inc. , the U.S. hospital chain purchased in a $33 billion leveraged buyout, sold $1.5 billion of 10-year notes in this yeara s biggest high-yield bond offering, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.