Reviewed 2026-06-25

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital

Ownership, control, relationships, and source records for HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital.

Ownership receipt

What we can say clearly

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital is marked as a corporate-chain case. That is separate from direct private-equity ownership, but it still belongs in the red corporate-control color family.

Finding: For-profit corporate-chain hospital
Last reviewed: 2026-06-25
Evidence: 9 cited sources

Documented warningPart of a corporate hospital chain

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital is a for-profit HCA Healthcare hospital in Fort Walton Beach. The warning shown here is corporate-chain accountability context, not a direct private-equity ownership claim; reviewed CMS and SEC sources identify HCA/HCA Healthcare ownership and parent-company compensation, while local CEO compensation was not publicly itemized.

For-profit corporate-chain hospital
Last verified Jun 2026

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Key sources

CMS owners

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Control Map

This leads to this

Hospital ownership/control path

HCA Healthcare Inc.Health systemHCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital

Evidence limits

Red color requiredCMS CCN 100223, address match at 1000 Mar-Walt Dr, CMS enrollment NPI 1639128820, and HCA official facility page.4 ownership sources checked9 total sources below

Direct PE ownershipNo direct PE ownership claim supported by reviewed current sources

PE relationshipFor-profit public-company hospital-chain ownership; no facility-level PE contract was verified in this pass

OperatorHCA Healthcare / HCA Florida Healthcare

Population servedHCA reports 128,067 patients treated in 2024; the hospital describes itself as serving Okaloosa, Walton, and Santa Rosa counties.

Fort Walton-Destin is the HCA Florida flagship acute-care record for the Okaloosa/Walton/Santa Rosa service area in this update. It links to HCA Florida Twin Cities and the broader HCA Florida hospital family, but the corporate-chain label is not a private-equity ownership label.

Review Note

Why this page is published

cms enrollment owner chain plus hca public filings

Publish as HCA Healthcare corporate-chain control with explicit no-direct-PE-claim and local-compensation-unavailable caveats.

Ownership & Control

Detailed records, kept below the answer

Sponsor, operator, CMS legal-owner/control records, and facility are shown as separate evidence layers.

See the full ownership chain

reported ownership or operating chainHCA Healthcare → HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL

The platform attribution comes from the research tracker and is displayed separately from CMS legal-owner rows.

owns an interest inHCA INC → HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% reported ownership · associated 05/10/2016

owns an interest inHCA HEALTHCARE INC → HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% reported ownership · associated 05/10/2016

owns an interest inHERCULES HOLDING II → HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 22% reported ownership · associated 09/23/2016

owns an interest inHEALTHTRUST INC - THE HOSPITAL COMPANY → HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% reported ownership · associated 05/10/2016

owns an interest inGALEN HOLDCO LLC → HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% reported ownership · associated 05/10/2016

owns an interest inFRISCO HOLDING II → HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 11.66% reported ownership · associated 05/10/2016

CMS owner rows establish enrolled legal ownership or control roles; they do not always name the ultimate financial sponsor.

Connections

Who owns, backs, staffs, or connects to this facility

corporate_chainHCA Healthcare Inc.public_company_parent · Parent / 100% indirect ownership layer in CMS owner records

HCA is a for-profit public company. This is corporate-chain accountability context, not a PE ownership assertion.

corporate_chainHCA Florida Twin Cities Hospitalhospital · Nearby HCA Florida partner hospital in Niceville / Okaloosa County

HCA Fort Walton-Destin describes its services in partnership with HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital.

corporate_chainHCA Florida Healthcareregional_network · Florida HCA hospital family

This update links current CMS HCA Florida acute-care rows already present in the map and adds missing CMS rows for Citrus, Osceola, and North Florida.

System Thread

Connected facilities and system family

HCA FL WEST TAMPA HOSPITAL PART OF HCA FL SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · TAMPA, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · AVENTURA, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · HUDSON, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · BRADENTON, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · BRANDON, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · TALLAHASSEE, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · INVERNESS, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · ENGLEWOOD, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · PORT CHARLOTTE, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · FORT WALTON BEACH, FL · Full research dossier target
HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · PANAMA CITY, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · SEBRING, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · ATLANTIS, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA JFK NORTH HOSPITAL A PART OF HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · WEST PALM BEACH, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · MIAMI, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA LAKE CITY HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · LAKE CITY, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA LARGO HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · LARGO, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA LARGO WEST HOSPITAL A PART OF HCA FLORIDA LARGOHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · LARGO, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA LAWNWOOD HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · FORT PIERCE, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA LEHIGH HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · LEHIGH ACRES, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · JACKSONVILLE, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · PLANTATION, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · GAINESVILLE, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · SAINT PETERSBURG, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · MARGATE, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · BROOKSVILLE, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · ORANGE PARK, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · KISSIMMEE, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · LOXAHATCHEE, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL A PART OF HCA FLORIDHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · SAINT PETERSBURG, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · KISSIMMEE, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · PALATKA, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA RAULERSON HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · OKEECHOBEE, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · SARASOTA, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · SUN CITY CENTER, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · TAMPA, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA ST PETERSBURG HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · SAINT PETERSBURG, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · TRINITY, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA TWIN CITIES HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · NICEVILLE, FL · Nearby Okaloosa partner hospital
HCA FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · DAVIE, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA WEST HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · PENSACOLA, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA WEST MARION HOSPITAL A PART OF HCA FL OCALA HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · OCALA, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility
HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITALHCA Florida Healthcare / HCA Healthcare · TAMARAC, FL · Connected HCA Florida facility

Timeline

Ownership history and events

1974
Hospital founding era
Local 50th-anniversary coverage says the hospital has operated under various names since its founding in 1974.
1994-04-07
CMS-enrolled corporation incorporated
CMS enrollment lists Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Inc. as incorporated in Florida on April 7, 1994.
2016-05-10
CMS owner chain association date
Current CMS all-owner rows associate HCA Inc., HCA Healthcare Inc., Healthtrust Inc. - The Hospital Company, and Galen Holdco LLC with the enrolled hospital organization.
2024-07-15
50th anniversary and regional role reported
Local reporting described growth to about 330 beds, 1,200 employees, and roughly 400 doctors, and noted emergency services in Destin and Navarre plus rehabilitation in Destin.
2025-12-31
HCA Florida segment revenue disclosed
HCA Healthcare’s 2025 Form 10-K reported 47 hospitals and 27 surgery centers in Florida and $17.856 billion of Florida facility revenue for 2025.
2026-02-01
KC Donahey CEO transition
Local coverage reported Kenneth “KC” Donahey taking the CEO role on February 1 after serving at HCA Florida Oviedo Medical Center; HCA’s current About Us page lists KC Donahey as CEO.
2026-03-13
Parent-company executive compensation disclosed
HCA Healthcare’s 2026 proxy lists Samuel N. Hazen’s 2025 total compensation as $26,456,606. This is parent-company named-executive compensation, not local hospital CEO compensation.
2016-05-10
owns
CMS Hospital All Owners lists HCA Inc. and HCA Healthcare Inc. as 100% indirect owners of Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Inc.; HCA’s Form 10-K reports Florida hospital operations.
Current / undated
operates
HCA and CMS identify the facility as HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, part of the HCA Florida / HCA Healthcare hospital family.
Current / undated
contracts with
This pass did not identify direct private-equity ownership or a facility-level PE-backed staffing/management contract; HCA’s historic PE/private-investor history is parent-company context, not current facility PE ownership.

Metrics

Financial and utilization series

Metric	Period	Value	Method note
net patient revenue	to 05/31/2024	$369,356,770	Hospital Provider Cost Report value; compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods.
net income	to 05/31/2024	$155,102,472	Hospital Provider Cost Report value; no causal claim is implied.
total assets	to 05/31/2024	$233,049,887	Hospital Provider Cost Report balance-sheet field.
total liabilities	to 05/31/2024	-$603,450,281	Hospital Provider Cost Report balance-sheet field. HCRIS sign conventions can differ from ordinary financial-statement display.
contract labor direct patient care	to 05/31/2024	$6,671,710	Hospital Provider Cost Report direct patient-care contract-labor field.
beds	to 05/31/2024	217 beds	Hospital Provider Cost Report staffed bed field; HCA website separately reports 331 licensed beds.
fte employees	to 05/31/2024	777 FTE	Hospital Provider Cost Report payroll FTE field.
discharges	to 05/31/2024	12,671 discharges	Hospital Provider Cost Report total discharge field.
patient days	to 05/31/2024	61,435 days	Hospital Provider Cost Report total patient-days field.
hca florida revenue	2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31	$17,856,000,000	HCA Healthcare 2025 Form 10-K states Florida facilities generated $17.856B in revenue in 2025.
hca ceo samuel hazen total compensation	2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31	$26,456,606	Parent-company named-executive compensation from HCA Healthcare 2026 proxy; this is not local hospital CEO compensation.

Evidence Notes

Contradictions, limitations, and unavailable fields

Open evidence notes

ContradictionBeds

HCA About Us reports 331 licensed beds.

The latest HCRIS cost report row shows 217 beds and 295 beds plus subproviders for FY ending 05/31/2024.

Resolution: Treat as different definitions: licensed/service-line marketing statistic versus Medicare cost-report staffed/subprovider fields.

ContradictionCompensation

HCA parent-company named-executive compensation is public in the SEC proxy.

KC Donahey local hospital CEO compensation was not itemized in reviewed public sources.

Resolution: Publish parent-company compensation only, with local compensation marked unavailable.

Limitation

No direct private-equity ownership or PE-backed facility service contract was verified in this pass.

Limitation

CEO image is linked via a public article source but not hotlinked because the underlying page blocks direct automated retrieval.

Limitation

CMS owner rows include individual officer/director rows; the public dossier surfaces organization owner/control rows for readability.

Limitation

Quality metrics are point-in-time CMS group summaries and are not causal claims.

Unavailable

Local hospital CEO compensation

Unavailable

Direct, source-backed CEO image URL suitable for hotlinking

Unavailable

Complete inspection/2567 history

Unavailable

Facility-level staffing contract roster

Direct connection

HCA Healthcare

Direct connection

HCA Florida Healthcare

Direct connection

HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital

Direct connection

Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Inc.

Direct connection

HCA Inc.

Action / event

Monitor CMS ownership rows for any new PE-company, management-services, or medical-staffing flags.

Action / event

Refresh HCA SEC proxy/10-K data after the next annual filing.

Action / event

Add local CEO image only from a stable public image URL; current article source is Cloudflare-protected for direct hotlinking.

Action / event

Consider a separate Northwest Florida market page connecting HCA, Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast, North Okaloosa, North Walton Doctors, and Baptist Gulf Breeze once those non-HCA systems receive full reviews.

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Sources

Evidence and source documents

primaryHCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin HospitalHCA Florida Healthcare primaryAbout Us - HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin HospitalHCA Florida Healthcare governmentHospital General InformationCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services governmentHospital EnrollmentsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services governmentHospital All OwnersCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services governmentHospital Provider Cost ReportCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services primaryHCA Healthcare 2025 Form 10-KU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission primaryHCA Healthcare 2026 Proxy StatementU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reportingNew CEO takes helm at HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin HospitalGet The Coast reportingHCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital celebrates 50 years of service in local communityGet The Coast