Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March 2, 2022, HCA Inc. (the "Issuer"), a wholly owned subsidiary of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (the "Registrant"), provided notice of its election to redeem all $1.250 billion of its 4.75% senior secured notes due 2023 (the "Redeemed Notes"). The Redeemed Notes will be redeemed on April 1, 2022 (the "Redemption Date"), conditioned upon the receipt prior to the Redemption Date by the Issuer of the net proceeds from the sale and issuance of the previously announced offering of senior secured notes of the Issuer. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute a notice of redemption of the Redeemed Notes.

Forward-Looking Statements

Information provided and statements contained in this report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Exchange Act and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements only speak as of the date of this press release and the Registrant assumes no obligation to update the information included in this press release. Such forward-looking statements include the expected use of proceeds from the offering. These statements often include words such as "approximate," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Registrant's industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond the Registrant's control. Accordingly, readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or occurrence of events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although the Registrant believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, expectations may prove to have been materially different from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. More information about potential risks and uncertainties that could affect the Registrant's business and results of operations is included in the "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" sections in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Registrant with the SEC on February 18, 2022. Unless otherwise required by law, the Registrant also disclaims any obligation to update its view of any such risks or uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made in this press release.

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