NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced that it will contribute $1 million through community organizations to aid in Hurricane Helene relief efforts in North Carolina.

田纳西州纳什维尔（商业新闻短讯）--美国领先的医疗保健提供商之一HCA Healthcare，Inc.（纽约证券交易所代码：HCA）今天宣布，将通过社区组织捐款100万美元，帮助北卡罗莱纳州的飓风海伦救援工作。

On Thursday, September 26, Hurricane Helene made landfall as a powerful category 4 hurricane, leaving more than four million people without power and causing major damage as it traveled throughout the Southeast. When the storm hit Asheville, North Carolina, it brought heavy rainfall, strong winds and widespread flooding that resulted in loss of life, significant damage and power outages.

9月26日星期四，飓风海伦以强大的4级飓风登陆，导致400多万人断电，并在整个东南部造成重大损失。当风暴袭击北卡罗莱纳州的阿什维尔时，带来了暴雨、大风和大面积洪水，导致人员伤亡、重大破坏和停电。

HCA Healthcare operates seven hospitals and has thousands of colleagues in western North Carolina, many of whom were affected by the storm and its aftermath..

HCA Healthcare在北卡罗来纳州西部运营着七家医院，拥有数千名同事，其中许多人受到风暴及其后果的影响。。

In response, HCA Healthcare will contribute $250,000 to the United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County to help with immediate natural disaster response and long-term support for flood victims. It will also give $250,000 to the American Red Cross of North Carolina to help support its shelter locations.

作为回应，HCA Healthcare将向Asheville和Buncombe县联合之路（United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County）捐款25万美元，以帮助立即应对自然灾害并为洪水受害者提供长期支持。它还将向北卡罗莱纳州的美国红十字会提供25万美元，以帮助支持其避难所。

An additional $500,000 will be donated to other community partners that provide direct support for hurricane-related issues..

另外50万美元将捐赠给其他为飓风相关问题提供直接支持的社区合作伙伴。。

“Caring for those in their time of need is our greatest calling at HCA Healthcare, and I am deeply moved by the resilience and compassion of our colleagues,” said Sam Hazen, chief executive officer of HCA Healthcare. “It is our honor to support organizations like United Way and the American Red Cross to help our western North Carolina communities through Hurricane Helene and its aftermath.”.

HCA Healthcare首席执行官萨姆·哈森（SamHazen）表示：“照顾那些需要帮助的人是我们在HCA Healthcare的最大使命，同事们的坚韧和同情心让我深受感动。”。“我们很荣幸支持联合之路（United Way）和美国红十字会（American Red Cross）等组织，帮助我们的北卡罗来纳州西部社区度过飓风海伦（Helene）及其余波。”。

Leading up to the storm, HCA Healthcare activated its Nashville-based Enterprise Emergency Operations Center (EEOC), comprised of nearly 200 multi-disciplinary leaders, including risk management, clinical experts, supply chain, patient logistics, air and ground transport and community liaison representatives.

风暴爆发前，HCA Healthcare启动了其位于纳什维尔的企业应急运营中心（EEOC），该中心由近200名多学科领导者组成，包括风险管理、临床专家、供应链、患者物流、空运和陆运以及社区联络代表。

The EEOC is working alongside hospital leadership to distribute key resources to care teams in the Southeastern U.S. before, during and after the catastrophic storm. HCA Healthcare colleagues from across the country, including more than 100 nurses, as well as physicians and HCA Healthcare’s incident support team, are continuing to arrive to provide support to local caregivers..

EEOC正在与医院领导层合作，在灾难性风暴发生之前、期间和之后，向美国东南部的护理团队分配关键资源。来自全国各地的HCA Healthcare同事，包括100多名护士，以及医生和HCA Healthcare的事件支持团队，正在继续前往为当地护理人员提供支持。。

HCA Healthcare is also a longstanding national partner of the American Red Cross, through its Annual Disaster Partner Giving Program (ADGP), which includes an annual contribution of $500,000, that helps the organization have the infrastructure, resources and technology in place to provide care and comfort to those in need.

HCA Healthcare也是美国红十字会的长期国家合作伙伴，通过其年度灾难合作伙伴捐赠计划（ADGP），其中包括每年50万美元的捐款，帮助该组织拥有基础设施、资源和技术，为有需要的人提供护理和安慰。

Over the last eight years, HCA Healthcare has provided nearly $8 million in financial support to the Red Cross for disaster relief efforts, including Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Hurricanes Florence and Michael in 2018, and the Texas winter storms and Kentucky tornadoes in 2021. The company also supported relief efforts following Hurricane Ian and historic flooding in Kentucky in 2022 and tornado relief efforts in Middle Tennessee in 2023..

在过去的八年中，HCA Healthcare为红十字会的救灾工作提供了近800万美元的财政支持，包括2017年的哈维飓风、2018年的佛罗伦萨飓风和迈克尔飓风，以及2021年的德克萨斯州冬季风暴和肯塔基州龙卷风。该公司还支持了2022年飓风伊恩和肯塔基州历史性洪水以及2023年田纳西州中部龙卷风后的救援工作。。

“Though the level of destruction is immense, I am proud of the dedication of our colleagues, who have continued to support our patients, our community and one another,” said Greg Lowe, president and CEO of Mission Health. “We remain dedicated to helping our colleagues through this time, just as they have selflessly served their community and supported patients without hesitation.”.

Mission Health总裁兼首席执行官格雷格·洛（GregLowe）表示：“尽管破坏程度巨大，但我为我们的同事们的奉献感到骄傲，他们继续支持我们的病人、我们的社区以及彼此。”。“我们仍然致力于帮助我们的同事度过这段时间，就像他们无私地服务社区并毫不犹豫地支持患者一样。”。

HCA Healthcare established the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund to support colleagues in disasters such as this. The HCA Healthcare Hope Fund is an employee-run, employee-supported 501(c)(3) charity that provides financial aid and resources to employees after an extended illness, injury, disaster or other special situation.

HCA Healthcare成立了HCA Healthcare希望基金，以支持遭遇此类灾难的同事。HCA Healthcare Hope Fund是一家由员工运营、员工支持的501（c）（3）慈善机构，为长期患病、受伤、灾难或其他特殊情况后的员工提供财务援助和资源。

Since its inception, the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund has given more than $110 million in grants helping more than 56,000 colleagues and families..

自成立以来，HCA医疗保健希望基金已经提供了1.1亿多美元的赠款，帮助了56000多名同事和家庭。。

About HCA Healthcare

关于HCA Healthcare

Nashville-based HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services comprising 188 hospitals and approximately 2,400 ambulatory sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, and physician clinics, in 20 states and the United Kingdom. With its founding in 1968, HCA Healthcare created a new model for hospital care in the United States, using combined resources to strengthen hospitals, deliver patient-focused care and improve the practice of medicine.

总部位于纳什维尔的HCA Healthcare是美国领先的医疗服务提供商之一，在20个州和英国拥有188家医院和大约2400个门诊护理点，包括手术中心、独立急诊室、紧急护理中心和医生诊所。HCA Healthcare成立于1968年，创造了美国医院护理的新模式，利用综合资源加强医院，提供以患者为中心的护理，并改善医疗实践。

HCA Healthcare has conducted a number of clinical studies, including one that demonstrated that full-term delivery is healthier than early elective delivery of babies and another that identified a clinical protocol that can reduce bloodstream infections in ICU patients by 44%. HCA Healthcare is a learning health system that uses its more than 43 million annual patient encounters to advance science, improve patient care and save lives..

HCA Healthcare进行了多项临床研究，其中一项研究表明足月分娩比早期选择性分娩更健康，另一项研究确定了一种临床方案，可以将ICU患者的血流感染减少44%。HCA Healthcare是一个学习型健康系统，它利用每年4300多万患者的遭遇来推进科学，改善患者护理并挽救生命。。

All references to “Company,” “HCA” and “HCA Healthcare” as used throughout this document refer to HCA Healthcare, Inc. and its affiliates.

本文件中提及的“公司”、“HCA”和“HCA Healthcare”均指HCA Healthcare，Inc.及其附属公司。