HCA Healthcare, Inc.
HCA Inc.
One Park Plaza
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
June 9, 2023
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | HCA Healthcare, Inc. and HCA Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-272298) |
To Whom It May Concern:
With respect to the above-referenced registration statement (the “Registration Statement”), and in accordance with Rule 461 of Regulation C promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby respectfully request that the Securities and Exchange Commission accelerate the effective date of the Registration Statement, so that it will be declared effective at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on June 13, 2023, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please contact David Lopez of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, counsel to HCA Healthcare, Inc. and HCA Inc., at (212) 225-2632, or via email at dlopez@cgsh.com, as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Very truly yours, | ||
HCA HEALTHCARE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ John M. Franck II | |
| Name: | John M. Franck II | |
| Title: | Vice President - Legal and Corporate Secretary | |
HCA INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ John M. Franck II | |
| Name: | John M. Franck II | |
| Title: | Vice President - Legal and Corporate Secretary | |
| cc: | David Lopez |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
(212) 225-2632
