POWER OF ATTORNEY ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR HEALTHTRUST, INC. - THE HOSPITAL COMPANY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints R. Clayton McWhorter, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Healthtrust, Inc. - The Hospital Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") Michael A. Koban, Jr., Senior Vice-President of the Company, and Philip D. Wheeler, Senior Vice-President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company, and each of them, jointly and severally, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") the Company's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1994, and all amendments thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection with such report under The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. s/Donald S. MacNaughton 10/28/94 Donald S. MacNaughton Date Director POWER OF ATTORNEY ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR HEALTHTRUST, INC. - THE HOSPITAL COMPANY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints R. Clayton McWhorter, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Healthtrust, Inc. - The Hospital Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") Michael A. Koban, Jr., Senior Vice-President of the Company, and Philip D. Wheeler, Senior Vice-President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company, and each of them, jointly and severally, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") the Company's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1994, and all amendments thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection with such report under The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. s/W. Hudson Connery, Jr. 10/31/94 W. Hudson Connery, Jr. Date Senior Vice-President, Chief Operating Officer and Director POWER OF ATTORNEY ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR HEALTHTRUST, INC. - THE HOSPITAL COMPANY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints R. Clayton McWhorter, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Healthtrust, Inc. - The Hospital Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), Michael A. Koban, Jr., Senior Vice-President of the Company, and Philip D. Wheeler, Senior Vice-President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company, and each of them, jointly and severally, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") the Company's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1994, and all amendments thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection with such report under The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. s/Richard W. Hanselman 11/22/94 Richard W. Hanselman Date Director POWER OF ATTORNEY ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR HEALTHTRUST, INC. - THE HOSPITAL COMPANY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints R. Clayton McWhorter, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Healthtrust, Inc. - The Hospital Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), Michael A. Koban, Jr., Senior Vice President of the Company, and Philip D. Wheeler, Senior Vice-President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company, and each of them, jointly and severally, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") the Company's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1994, and all amendments thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection with such report under The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. s/William T. Hjorth 10/31/94 William T. Hjorth Date Director POWER OF ATTORNEY ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR HEALTHTRUST, INC. - THE HOSPITAL COMPANY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints R. Clayton McWhorter, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Healthtrust, Inc. - The Hospital Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), Michael A. Koban, Jr., Senior Vice-President of the Company, and Philip D. Wheeler, Senior Vice-President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company, and each of them, jointly and severally, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") the Company's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1994, and all amendments thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection with such report under The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. s/Robert F. Dee 10/30/94 Robert F. Dee Date Director POWER OF ATTORNEY ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR HEALTHTRUST, INC. - THE HOSPITAL COMPANY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints R. Clayton McWhorter, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Healthtrust, Inc. - The Hospital Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), Michael A. Koban, Jr., Senior Vice President of the Company, and Philip D. Wheeler, Senior Vice-President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company, and each of them, jointly and severally, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") the Company's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1994, and all amendments thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection with such report under The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. s/Alethea O. Caldwell 10/31/94 Alethea O. Caldwell Date Director POWER OF ATTORNEY ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR HEALTHTRUST, INC. - THE HOSPITAL COMPANY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints R. Clayton McWhorter, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Healthtrust, Inc. - The Hospital Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), Michael A. Koban, Jr., Senior Vice-President of the Company, and Philip D. Wheeler, Senior Vice-President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company, and each of them, jointly and severally, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and file, or cause to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") the Company's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1994, and all amendments thereto, and all matters required by the Commission in connection with such report under The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. s/Harry N. Beaty 11/1/94 Harry N. Beaty, M.D. Date Director