Affiliated lines of business
Galen College of Nursing joined HCA Healthcare in 2020, bringing together two leading nursing organizations and creating the country’s largest academic practice partnership. This partnership has increased access to education and provided nursing career development opportunities that we believe will positively impact patient care. Through this partnership, we have opened 14 nursing school locations since 2020, bringing Galen’s total number of campuses to 19.
HealthTrust Performance Group is a leading healthcare performance improvement organization committed to strengthening operational and clinical excellence by leveraging scale, innovation and operator expertise. Since 1999, HealthTrust has been the supply chain engine supporting HCA Healthcare.
HealthTrust is anchored by the only national provider-owned and operated group purchasing organization (GPO), with procurement and advisory capabilities in supply chain, pharmacy, purchased services, workforce, medical device management and clinical integration.
Parallon, HCA Healthcare’s full-service revenue cycle management provider, is an industry leader for healthcare revenue cycle management and shared services. In addition, Parallon provides specialized shared services for HCA Healthcare including physician credentialing, payroll administration, contact center, project services and clinical data registry abstraction. With a long track record of operational excellence, Parallon supports HCA Healthcare’s mission by facilitating our robust financial assistance program. A key part of this process involves connecting patients to the coverage programs they may qualify for, such as plans through the health insurance exchange — or governmental assistance such as Medicaid and Social Security Disability Insurance. Parallon brings extensive knowledge and a broad portfolio of custom solutions to every collaboration.
Surgery Ventures, powered by HCA Healthcare, together with more than 3,400 physician partners, operates and jointly owns approximately 150 surgery and endoscopy centers in 16 states across the U.S. Backed by the clinical, operational and financial expertise of a Fortune 100 healthcare leader, Surgery Ventures delivered high-quality outpatient care to more than 800,000 patients throughout our network during 2023.
In 2022, McKesson Corporation and HCA Healthcare formed a joint venture combining McKesson’s US Oncology Research (USOR) and HCA Healthcare’s Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) to expand clinical trial access across the country. SCRI is a global leader in oncology research, conducting clinical trials in the community for more than 30 years. Through this joint venture, our contributions to pivotal research have helped advance the majority of new cancer therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today.