---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-033430"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HCA"
cik: "0000860730"
company_name: "HCA Healthcare, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T06:38:42.037935+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HCA director Crofton to retire at April 2025 annual meeting; exec incentive program adopted

## Summary
- Meg G. Crofton to retire from HCA board effective April 24, 2025 annual meeting.
- Compensation Committee adopted 2025 Executive Officer Performance Excellence Program for named execs.
- CEO Hazen target award 175% of base salary; CFO Marks and COO Foster 125%.
- Awards weighted 80% EBITDA and 20% quality metrics (HAI, sepsis, mortality, care experience).
- EBITDA portion: threshold 25%, target 100%, max 200% of target; quality metrics similar but no payout if EBITDA <90% of target.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-033430
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HCA
- cik: 0000860730
- company_name: HCA Healthcare, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312525033430/0001193125-25-033430-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312525033430/d927974d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-033430
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-033430.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-033430.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Meg G. Crofton retired as Director at HCA Healthcare, Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: Retirement of Meg G. Crofton from the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312525033430/0001193125-25-033430-index.htm

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