---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-138463"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HCA"
cik: "0000860730"
company_name: "HCA Healthcare, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-06-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T16:34:00.209872+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HCA Inc. establishes $4B commercial paper program, guaranteed by HCA Healthcare

## Summary
- Issuer HCA Inc. can issue up to $4B in unsecured commercial paper notes with maturities up to 397 days.
- Notes unconditionally guaranteed by parent HCA Healthcare, Inc.
- Proceeds used for general corporate purposes; amounts may be borrowed, repaid, and reborrowed.
- Notes sold privately in U.S. commercial paper market, not registered under Securities Act.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-138463
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HCA
- cik: 0000860730
- company_name: HCA Healthcare, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-06-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.03, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312525138463/0001193125-25-138463-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312525138463/d934028d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-138463
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-138463.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-138463.txt

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