HCA Healthcare number of employees

HCA Healthcare reported 320,000 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, up 4,000 (1.3%) on the year before. That compares with 284,000 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $236,250.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	320,000	+4,000 (1.3%)	$236,250	10-K, filed February 10, 2026
December 31, 2024	316,000	+6,000 (1.9%)	$223,427	10-K, filed February 14, 2025
December 31, 2023	310,000	+16,000 (5.4%)	$209,574	10-K, filed February 16, 2024
December 31, 2022	294,000	+10,000 (3.5%)	$204,874	10-K, filed February 17, 2023
December 31, 2021	284,000	—	$206,873	10-K, filed February 18, 2022

What the annual reports say

Human Capital Resources Our workforce consists of approximately 320,000 employees (as of December 31, 2025), including approximately 90,000 part-time and PRN employees (references herein to “employees” or “colleagues” refer to employees of our affiliates). 2025 annual report
Human Capital Resources Our workforce consists of approximately 316,000 employees (as of December 31, 2024), including approximately 90,000 part-time and PRN employees (references herein to “employees” or “colleagues” refer to employees of our affiliates). 2024 annual report
Human Capital Resources Our workforce is comprised of approximately 310,000 employees (as of December 31, 2023), including approximately 90,000 part-time and PRN employees (references herein to “employees” refer to employees of our affiliates). 2023 annual report
Human Capital Resources Our workforce is comprised of approximately 294,000 employees (as of December 31, 2022), including approximately 87,000 part-time and PRN employees (references herein to “employees” refer to employees of our affiliates). 2022 annual report
Human Capital Resources Our workforce is comprised of approximately 284,000 employees (as of December 31, 2021), including approximately 80,000 part-time employees (references herein to “employees” refer to employees of our affiliates). 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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Figures from HCA Healthcare's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to HCA Healthcare.