Profits up at HCA, ratings down at Mission
Profits up at HCA, ratings down at Mission BY PETER H. LEWIS, Asheville Watchdog HCA Healthcare, which owns and operates Mission Hospital in Asheville, reported this month that it made $1.4 billion in profits for the first three months of 2021, more than double the amount for the same period last year. The new figures follow HCA’s report in February that annual profits rose to a record $3.8 billion in 2020, despite the pandemic, based on what the company called “solid cost management.” In a proxy statement filed last month with the Securities and Exchange Commission, HCA st...