HCA Colleagues, Prepared for the Worst,  Survive Together

Hurricane season 2008 has been relentless. Of ten named hurricanes this year, five have had major impacts on HCA facilities and the patients, employees and communities served by those facilities. We pay tribute to the women and men who have braved these disasters and banded together to ensure that our commitment to the improvement of human life does not falter. Thank you for your compassion and selflessness and for doing whatever it takes to continue to serve our patients, colleagues and neighbors during these difficult times.

On July 22, Dolly strengthened into the second hurricane of the 2008 season.	Fay crossed Hispaniola, Cuba, and hit south Florida on August 18, slowly tracking northeastward across the peninsula.
After killing at least 85 people in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, Gustav intensified to a major Category 3 hurricane on the morning of August 30.	On September 1, while moving near the Bahamas, Hanna was upgraded to Category 1 hurricane status.
Ike was the ninth named storm and fifth hurricane of the 2008 hurricane season.