HCA over the years

Prominent Nashville physician Thomas Frist, center, stops in the lobby of the state Capitol to chat with other Tennessee doctors before a Senate vote on a medical malpractice insurance bill May 19, 1975. J.T. Phillips / The Tennessean

Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr., seated right, president of HCA, discusses the company's future during an investors conference at the Hyatt Regency on June 14, 1979, with Eugene Hlavacek, seated left, of Allstate Insurance Co., Chicago; Joe F. McKinney, standing left, Commerce Bank, Houston; and William F. LaPorte Jr., Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn. Dale Ernsberger / The Tennessean

Employees of Hospital Corporation of America autograph a white-painted steel beam in the headquarters lobby March 4, 1983. It was the last beam to go into a 120,000-square-foot addition to the headquarters and was the center of attention of a "topping out" ceremony the next day. Dale Ernsberger / The Tennessean

The Nashville home of Rick Scott, former CEO of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp., shown March 9, 1998, is on the market with an asking price of $4.5 million. Scott resigned from the company as a federal health care fraud probe into the company widened. George Walker IV / The Tennessean

A computerized monitor of a person’s heart rate records the heartbeats of four patients in Stones River Hospital on Aug. 2, 1983, in Woodbury, Tenn. The equipment is in the hospital’s critical care unit, one of several standard hospital services that the people of Cannon County did not have until Hospital Corporation of America built the 85-bed facility in 1980. Ricky Rogers / The Tennessean

Malcolm S. Forbes Jr., second from left, president of Forbes magazine, shows Donald S. MacNaughton, left, chairman of the executive committee of HCA, Gov. Lamar Alexander and Jack C. Massey, head of Massey Burch Investment Group, a prospectus for a special advertising supplement on Tennessee to be published in Forbes at Vanderbilt Plaza on Sept. 18, 1985. Ricky Rogers / The Tennessean

Sitting in the nursery at HCA-Southern Hill Hospital, Liz Chandler of Nashville holds her tiny son, Jay, right, and Jordan Lyle Hayes, the son of Michael and Alyca Hayes of Franklin, on Jan. 16, 1987. Jay was born prematurely Nov. 24, weighing 2 pounds, 6 ounces, a record low birth weight at Southern Hills. Weeks later, on Jan. 7, Jordan was born at a record high weight of 13 pounds, 9 ounces. Bill Welch / The Tennessean

Cummings Inc. employee Emmett Vivrett, McDevitt & Street general contractor Bud Dokes and Cummings Inc. account manager Norm Sullivan replace the sign at the Hospital Corporation of America headquarters building March 9, 1987. P. Casey Daley / The Tennessean

State and local officials applaud as Rick Scott announces that he is moving the Columbia/HCA headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, to Nashville during a Jan. 10, 1995, news conference. Ricky Rogers / The Tennessean

HCA Columbia's Thomas Frist and his father, Thomas Frist Sr., pose at the Nashville headquarters with Centennial Medical Center in the background May 3, 1996. Rex Perry / The Tennessean

Rick Scott, chairman and CEO of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp., center, is escorted to a van by security after his company's annual shareholders meeting at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville on May 15, 1997. Mark Humphrey / AP

A file box is removed from Columbia Hendersonville Hospital in Hendersonville on July 16, 1997, by people who would identify themselves only as being with the FBI. Federal authorities searched Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. facilities in six states but did not say what prompted the action against the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain. Mark Humphrey / AP

Dr. Thomas Frist Jr. speaks at the Columbia/HCA headquarters in Nashville on July 25, 1997. Frist, one of the founders of Columbia/HCA, was named CEO of the nation's largest hospital company after Rick Scott was ousted following federal fraud investigations. Christopher Berkey / AP

Dr. Thomas Frist attempts to allay concerns about a federal fraud investigation of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. on July 25, 1997, in Nashville while speaking to employees and the news media shortly after being appointed the new head of Columbia. Frist vowed to work with government officials to find out if Columbia overbilled federal health care programs. Frist replaces Rick Scott, who resigned as president after an emergency meeting. Christopher Berkey / AP

Columbia employees listen as Dr. Thomas Frist Jr. addresses a news conference announcing his appointment as chairman and CEO of the company July 25, 1997. Frist replaces Richard Scott, who resigned as president after an emergency meeting. Rick Musacchio / The Tennessean

Dr. Thomas Frist Jr., right, and Jack Bovender of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. talk with the media Aug. 15, 1997. Robert Johnson / The Tennessean

Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr., chairman and CEO of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp., speaks to employees at Chippenham Medical Center in Richmond, Va., on Nov. 3, 1997. Frist talked about the company's new mission, displayed on a banner above him and signed by Columbia/HCA Healthcare employees. Frist's talk was transmitted via satellite television to employees throughout the HCA system. The company has been under investigation by the Justice Department. P. Kevin Morley / Richmond Times

Donald S. MacNaughton, left, board member of HCA, is helped to his car after the funeral services at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Nashville for Dr. Thomas Frist Sr. and his wife, Dorothy Frist, on Jan. 7, 1998. Robert Johnson / The Tennessean

Columbia/HCA employees Nicci Cooper, of the accounting department, and Rebecca Gosey, of implementation services, help on Community Day in the Elam Center at Meharry Medical College on Nov. 14, 1997. Randy Piland / The Tennessean

Columbia HCA President Jack Bovender, left, and Dr. Thomas Frist Jr. talk with shareholder Harry Van Buren at the end of the annual stockholders meeting in Nashville on May 14, 1998. Delores Delvin / The Tennessean

Columbia/HCA Chief Executive Officer Thomas Frist Jr. greets members of the Nashville Society of Financial Analysts at the Cumberland Club on Sept. 9, 1998. Lisa Nipp / The Tennessean

Karen Mason, left, and Janet Burgart load boxes of food at the Feed the Children warehouse at 615 Davidson St. on Sept. 18, 1998. They work for Columbia HCA. Nina Long / The Tennessean

Robert Whiteside, director of reimbursement for single-market hospitals at Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.'s headquarters in Nashville, walks to the courthouse May 3, 1999, in Tampa, Fla., for jury selection in his fraud case. Whiteside and three other Columbia/HCA midlevel executives are charged with seven counts of submitting false reports to Medicare, CHAMPUS and Medicaid, resulting in more than $3 million in overpayments. Chris O'meara / The Tennessean

Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr., right, chairman and CEO, and Jack O. Bovender, president and COO, pose near the company's new logo after the Columbia/HCA 2000 annual meeting of stockholders May 25. Ricky Rogers / The Tennessean

Philip W. Thomas, left, special agent in charge of the Memphis division of the FBI, speaks at a news conference on the HCA fraud investigation Dec. 15, 2000. With Thomas are Francis J. Crocco Jr., resident agent in charge of the Department of Defense; William A. Benson, special agent in charge of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; and Patrick Petty, special agent of the Department of Health and Human Services. Ricky Rogers / The Tennessean

Jack Bovender is all smiles as he talks about becoming the new CEO of HCA on Jan. 8, 2001. Delores Delvin / The Tennessean

A worker passes by an opening after windows were taken out of the old Nashville Kats facility on Charlotte Avenue June 3, 2002. The facility is being reworked and will become a day care center for HCA employees. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean

Mayor Bill Purcell, left, was all smiles at Brookmeade Elementary on Aug. 5, 2002, along with fellow speaker Jack Bovender, right, of HCA. John Partipilo / The Tennessean

HCA volunteer and storyteller Tim Partlow, right, entertains students at Brookmeade Elementary with one of his stories Oct. 11, 2002. Freeman Ramsey / The Tennessean

Anitra Green, left, a second-grader at Brookmeade Elementary School, gets assistance from HCA volunteer Becky Raley on telling time Oct. 11, 2002. Freeman Ramsey / The Tennessean

Chris Pair of HCA speaks at the fourth annual Technology Nashville Conference while on a panel with Dr. William W. Stead and Tony Holcombe on April 8, 2004. Bill Steber / The Tennessean

Annissa Moore takes patient information at the Centennial Medical Center patient registration desk Jan. 17, 2005. Michelle Morrow / The Tennessean

Anthony Greco, right, medical director at the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center, talks with patient Judy Yanko during her chemotherapy treatment April 21, 2005. The Sarah Cannon Research Institute is a partnership between HCA and Tennessee Oncology that supports a goal of opening cancer research centers across the nation. John Partipilo / The Tennessean

Cindy Owens, left, interim director of Hendersonville's Medical Center emergency room, uses a computer on wheels as she does a reassessment on Melinda Knowles of Hendersonville, who came in for back pain Aug. 16, 2005. The Sumner County hospital is one of three HCA hospitals taking part in a pilot project to improve ER tracking and triage. Nina Long / The Tennessean

Jack Bovender, chairman and CEO of HCA and co-chair or Partnership 2010, talks to business leaders at the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and NCVB Luncheon at Gotham Hall in New York City on Nov. 14, 2005. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean

HCA Inc., background, on One Park Plaza in Nashville on July 24, 2006, confirmed a $33 billion sale to investors. Centennial Medical Center is in the foreground. Mandy Lunn / The Tennessean

A small group of employees wait for the shuttle bus at the front entrance of Building One at HCA on July 24, 2006. HCA Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to sell the company to a group that includes company co-founder Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr. and private equity firms. Ricky Rogers / The Tennessean

An employee walks in the parking lot next to Building One of HCA on July 24, 2006. HCA Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to sell the company to a group that includes company co-founder Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr. and private equity firms. Ricky Rogers / The Tennessean

HCA Inc. has marked the site of its planned 56-bed hospital in Spring Hill on Nov. 10, 2006. The company's proposal was approved in July, but other area hospitals have appealed the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency decision. Michelle Morrow / The Tennessean

HCA shareholders voted to approve a merger agreement during a special meeting at HCA headquarters in Nashville on Nov. 16, 2006. A group of private equity companies offered $33 billion for HCA. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean

HCA Chairman and CEO Jack O. Bovender discusses on Nov. 16, 2006, the giant hospital company's decision to go private in what turned out to be the biggest private equity sale in U.S. history, a deal that tipped the scales at $33 billion. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean

Jack Bovender, chairman and CEO of HCA, speaks at the Partnership 2010 investor meeting at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts on Jan. 17, 2008, in Nashville. Dipti Vaidya / The Tennessean

Lawyer Jerry Taylor argues on behalf of HCA to the Health Services and Development Agency board on Feb. 25, 2009, to consider an application for a new NICU Level 2 addition to StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna. The board denied the application. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean

Kelly Cochrane gets her belly measured by Dr. John Wilters during a checkup at Centennial Women's Hospital on Dec. 21, 2009. HCA Healthcare in Nashville has hospitals all around the country. A quality care improvement plan instituted at 21 of its hospitals has helped reduced the number of C-sections, lowered fetal and maternal injuries and reduced malpractice claims by 500 percent. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean

Jonathan Perlin, center, president of clinical services and chief medical officer with HCA, talks with Dr. Jayesh Patal, left, and Dr. Justin Collier about HCA's electronic health records technology at Skyline Medical Center on Aug. 27, 2010. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean

StoneCrest Medical Center pharmacist Matt McAllister talks with patient Mary Robin Brown Miller to make sure she understands the medicine she is taking and its potential side effects April 18, 2012. It's part of the HCA hospital's efforts to improve patient satisfaction ratings. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean

Crews erect a steel frame Aug. 22, 2012, that eventually will house HCA TriStar's 24-hour emergency room and medical office building on its 125-acre campus in Spring Hill. The $15 million project is expected to take about a year to complete. File

Michael O'Boyle is CEO of HCA's Parallon Business Solutions subsidiary, which provides support services within HCA as well as to outside hospitals, systems and groups. John Partipilo / The Tennessean

Harvey the mannequin is used to show high school students the different sounds of a heartbeat at the Health Science Simulation Center on June 13, 2013. The Lipscomb-HCA/TriStar Health Care Academy introduces rising 10th- through 12th-grade students to a wide variety of health science professions with experiences related to pharmacy, nursing, nutrition and exercise science. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean

Fisk University sophomore and HCA intern Jianne McDonald participates in the texting simulator during AT&T's anti-texting and driving campaign "It Can Wait" at the HCA headquarters July 30, 2013. The texting simulator allows drivers to experience what it is like to text and drive and just how dangerous it can be. Karen Kraft / The Tennessean

HCA Holdings Inc. wants to build headquarters for two subsidiaries on this land here Dec. 17, 2013, in the North Gulch. Lukas Schulze / The Tennessean

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, center, tours the new Lentz Public Health Center with Dr. Bill Paul, Metro Public Health director, and Sam Hazen, HCA president of operations, Feb. 25, 2014. Steven S. Harman / The Tennessean

Members of Team HCA ride to work for National Bike to Work Day on May 16, 2014, as they pass Public Square Park in Nashville. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean

Amanda Stencel of HCA paints a large mural on the playground at Safe Haven Family Shelter on Oct. 23, 2014. The art project/mural was designed by artist Andee Rudloff. Shelley Mays / The Tennessean

Mayor Karl Dean, right; Courtney Ross, chief economic development officer, center; and Milton Johnson of HCA listen during the Economic Diversity & Partnership 2020 gathering at The Bridge Building on Feb. 19, 2015. Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean

R. Milton Johnson, president and chief financial officer of HCA, left, talks with Sen. Bill Frist, right, before President Barack Obama arrives at Taylor Stratton Elementary School in Nashville on July 1, 2015. Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean

The new HCA building on Charlotte at 11th adds to the Nashville skyline, here Dec. 1, 2016. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean

The new HCA building on Charlotte at 11th adds to the Nashville skyline, here Dec. 1, 2016. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean

Heather Rohan stands at the TriStar Centennial Hospital on Jan. 19, 2017, in Nashville. She became president of TriStar Health Division, which is part of HCA. Rohan, who previously was CEO of TriStar, is the first woman to be president of the division. Mark Zaleski / For The Tennessean

Dr. Thomas Frist Jr. founded HCA 50 years in 1968 with his father, Dr. Thomas F. Frist Sr., and Jack C. Massey. Frist Jr. poses with a painting of his father July 12, 2018. Larry McCormack / The Tennessean