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NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HCA Healthcare, Inc.<\/a> (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation\u2019s leading healthcare providers, today announced that the company and the HCA Healthcare Foundation gave a total of more than $44 million to community organizations in 2022, exceeding the $41 million given in 2021. This includes HCA Healthcare and HCA Healthcare Foundation contributions to organizations focused on disaster relief, health equity, access to healthcare careers and community needs, as well as matching gifts which support colleague charities of choice.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cCaring for the communities where our colleagues live and work, through charitable donations, strategic partnerships, board leadership and volunteering, is a top priority for HCA Healthcare,\u201d said Joanne Pulles, vice president of community engagement at HCA Healthcare and president of the HCA Healthcare Foundation. \u201cIt is an honor to work alongside and invest in organizations who share our desire to improve lives and give our communities a healthier tomorrow.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nThroughout the year, HCA Healthcare invested in a number of initiatives to improve health equity. In October 2022, HCA Healthcare and the HCA Healthcare Foundation announced a $15 million collaboration with the American Heart Association<\/a> that seeks to prevent, treat and beat stroke, partly by addressing health disparities and resource gaps through local health impact work. HCA Healthcare also strengthened its longstanding partnership with March of Dimes to improve maternal health outcomes by contributing more than $1.1 million last year. Additionally, HCA Healthcare announced a collaboration with Johnson & Johnson<\/a> which will in part focus on improving lung health equity in the Black community.\n<\/p>\n

\nHCA Healthcare is also investing in institutions which educate aspiring healthcare professionals. In January 2022, the HCA Healthcare Foundation, through its Healthier Tomorrow Fund, committed $1.35 million over the next three years to Educate Texas<\/a>, an initiative which aims to increase student access to programs that enable healthcare careers. Recently, $250,000 in Healthier Tomorrow Fund grants were given to community colleges and universities<\/a> to help high school students nationwide learn about various healthcare careers.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe company has also announced approximately $6.8 million towards its $10 million commitment to supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). Most recently, HCA Healthcare donated $1.5 million to Fisk University<\/a> to support scholarships for students pursuing a degree in nursing and $1.5 million to Tennessee State University<\/a> to create scholarship opportunities for undergraduate students pursuing careers in healthcare and computer science.\n<\/p>\n

\nIn addition to direct contributions, the company also encourages volunteering and offers matching gifts to help colleagues further support the charity of their choice. In 2022, colleague giving with HCA Healthcare matching reached nearly $17 million, and HCA Healthcare colleagues logged approximately 143,878 hours spent volunteering.\n<\/p>\n

\nHCA Healthcare and the HCA Healthcare Foundation have a long history of supporting the Middle Tennessee community where HCA Healthcare is headquartered. In 2022, the HCA Healthcare Foundation, through its Middle Tennessee Fund, awarded $6.3 million in grants to 219 nonprofit agencies across Middle Tennessee. 80% of grants went to organizations focused on promoting health and well-being and providing primary care or basic needs to members of our communities. Other grant recipients included those focusing on education and the arts.\n<\/p>\n

\nAdditionally, HCA Healthcare and its colleagues invested in communities through the following initiatives in 2022:\n<\/p>\n