HCA Healthcare reviews

This company has been positioning itself to compete as one of the top IT places to work for the past several years. I've worked in IT in two other global companies before joining HCA, and my opinion is that HCA's IT division has a long way to go to make the cut in that competition. Weakness especially in areas of leadership and integrity. Integrity is something that is practiced when it is convenient in this company. More than other places I've worked, I noticed lots of longevity with mediocre IT talent masquerading in senior leadership positions. Much of this is due to the entrenched conservative culture of the company (it was founded as a Frist company). Job advancement criteria is based less on merit than on the way one is perceived to fit in socially with the top leadership. Lots and lots of talk about integrity, code of conduct, etc. with little action to back it up. Constructive dissent and different opinions are encouraged through lip service but reap negative consequences when professionally practiced. Great talent does not stay long at this company. Professional Development opportunities consist of mandatory generic HR classes (coaching for success, conducting meetings, etc.). If you're looking for an opportunity to truly learn from great mentors in IT and are prepared to work hard and hopefully advance on merit, look in another direction - you will not find that in the HCA IT department.

Stability is an illusion here. Compensation and benefits are underwhelming. PTO starts at 14 days/year and stays there for your first five years. Benefits are below industry standard. No bonus structure to speak of. The deeper issue is structural. In May 2026, HCA posted $1.6 billion in net profit over a single quarter — and responded by laying off hundreds of employees because it was buthurt that Trump stopped the Covid subsidies Let that sink in: a billion-dollar quarter net profit triggered headcount reductions to reduce the payroll, Hundreds of good people lost their jobs overnight in 1 department. Individual performance is irrelevant. It does not matter how much you contribute or how consistently you deliver. A single cost-cutting decision at the C-suite level can eliminate your position overnight. There is no meritocracy here, just exposure to executive whim. If you are looking for career stability or a workplace that values retention, look elsewhere. The culture reflects the incentives — most employees have learned not to invest emotionally in the work, and you can't blame them. When leadership treats headcount as the first lever to pull every time earnings dip, people stop caring and start surviving.