HCA Healthcare reports Q4 same facility equivalent admissions up 1.9%

Same facility admissions and equivalent admissions increased 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the prior year period. Same facility emergency room visits declined 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to the prior year period. Same facility inpatient surgeries increased 0.1 percent, while same facility outpatient surgeries increased 0.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the same period of 2017. Same facility revenue per equivalent admission increased 4.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to the fourth quarter of 2017.

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