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Reviewed 2026-06-22

HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

Ownership, control, relationships, and source records for HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER.
Ownership receipt

What we can say clearly

HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER appears in the source tracker as a venture-backed investment signal. This dossier does not classify that signal as completed private-equity ownership.

Finding
Documented investment signal
Last reviewed
2026-06-22
Evidence
6 cited sources
Documented warningPossible ownership change under review

HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER appears in the source tracker as a venture-backed investment signal. This dossier does not classify that signal as completed private-equity ownership.

Documented investment signal
Last verified Jun 2026
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Control Map

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reported ownership or operating chain
HCA HealthcareHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER
owns an interest in
HCA SQUARED LLCHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER
owns an interest in
HCA INCHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

Evidence limits

Red color requiredCCN exact match2 ownership sources checked6 total sources below

Review Note

Why this page is published

government-corroborated

Meets the Phase 3 publication standard for its displayed status

Ownership & Control

Detailed records, kept below the answer

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

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reported ownership or operating chainHCA HealthcareHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

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

owns an interest inHCA SQUARED LLCHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 5.37% reported ownership · associated 05/23/2017

owns an interest inHCA INCHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% reported ownership · associated 05/23/2017

is associated withERIC SMITHHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · associated 03/01/2021

owns an interest inHCA HEALTHCARE INCHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% reported ownership · associated 05/23/2017

owns an interest inHOUSTON HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, INCHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% reported ownership · associated 05/23/2017

owns an interest inCOLUMBIA/HCA OF HOUSTON, INCHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% reported ownership · associated 05/23/2017

owns an interest inWOMEN'S HOSPITAL INDIANAPOLIS, L.P.HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 18.27% reported ownership · associated 05/23/2017

owns an interest inHERCULES HOLDING IIHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 18% reported ownership · associated 05/23/2017

owns an interest inHCA HEALTH SERVICES OF TEXAS INCHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 10.6% reported ownership · associated 05/23/2017

owns an interest inHEALTHTRUST INC - THE HOSPITAL COMPANYHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% reported ownership · associated 05/23/2017

owns an interest inHOSPITAL CORP LLCHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 5.37% reported ownership · associated 05/23/2017

owns an interest inINDIANAPOLIS HOSPITAL PARTNER, LLCHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 18.09% reported ownership · associated 05/23/2017

owns an interest inCOLUMBIA HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF WEST HOUSTONHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 5.61% reported ownership · associated 05/23/2017

governsELLA STENSTROMHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 12/15/2025

is associated withELLA STENSTROMHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · associated 12/15/2025

owns an interest inFRISCO HOLDING IIHCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 9.54% reported ownership · associated 05/23/2017

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

Timeline

Ownership history and events

  1. venture backing

    HCA Healthcare is reported as an investment backer; this is not treated as a completed ownership claim.

Metrics

Financial and utilization series

MetricPeriodValueMethod note
net patient revenue08/01/2023 to 07/31/2024$232,911,597Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue08/01/2022 to 07/31/2023$170,165,517Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue08/01/2021 to 07/31/2022$145,642,587Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense08/01/2023 to 07/31/2024$257,814,999Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense08/01/2022 to 07/31/2023$188,924,415Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense08/01/2021 to 07/31/2022$157,790,730Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income08/01/2023 to 07/31/2024-$21,160,288Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income08/01/2022 to 07/31/2023-$14,352,348Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income08/01/2021 to 07/31/2022-$9,125,127Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets08/01/2023 to 07/31/2024$202,914,067Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets08/01/2022 to 07/31/2023$172,677,184Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets08/01/2021 to 07/31/2022$131,209,905Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities08/01/2023 to 07/31/2024$291,561,799Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities08/01/2022 to 07/31/2023$243,455,205Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities08/01/2021 to 07/31/2022$188,326,056Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care08/01/2023 to 07/31/2024$2,585,697Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care08/01/2022 to 07/31/2023$1,875,890Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care08/01/2021 to 07/31/2022$3,846,429Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees08/01/2023 to 07/31/2024560.26 FTEHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees08/01/2022 to 07/31/2023385.27 FTEHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees08/01/2021 to 07/31/2022377.32 FTEHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds08/01/2023 to 07/31/2024156 bedsHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds08/01/2022 to 07/31/2023147 bedsHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds08/01/2021 to 07/31/2022147 bedsHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days08/01/2023 to 07/31/202430,334 daysHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days08/01/2022 to 07/31/202325,299 daysHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days08/01/2021 to 07/31/202221,438 daysHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges08/01/2023 to 07/31/20245,342 dischargesHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges08/01/2022 to 07/31/20234,438 dischargesHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges08/01/2021 to 07/31/20224,091 dischargesHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.

Evidence Notes

Contradictions, limitations, and unavailable fields

Open evidence notes
Limitation

CMS corroborates an enrolled ownership chain, but its owner names do not independently reproduce every sponsor or portfolio-company name from the tracker.

Limitation

The investment signal does not establish completed private-equity ownership or a pending sale.

Unavailable

Precise acquisition date

Direct connection

Reported parent system or portfolio company: HCA Healthcare.

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