HCA Healthcare, Inc.
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HCA Healthcare Bed Capacity — Licensed Beds at End of Period: 50,436 in FY2025, up 0.9% from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 10 years on record here.
Where the FY2025 figure comes from
“|| Licensed Beds at End of Period | 50,436 | 49,985 | 50,436 | 49,985”
Source: HCA Healthcare Form 8-K (2026-01-27) ↗
Total beds approved for operation by applicable state licensing agencies (50,424 beds at Q3 2026).
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Bed Capacity — Licensed Beds at End of Period | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 50,436 | +0.9% | HCA Healthcare Form 8-K (2026-01-27) ↗ |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 49,985 | +0.8% | HCA Healthcare Form 8-K (2025-01-24) ↗ |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 49,588 | +0.6% | HCA Healthcare Form 8-K (2024-01-30) ↗ |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 49,281 | +1.0% | HCA Healthcare Form 8-K (2023-01-27) ↗ |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 48,803 | -0.9% | HCA Healthcare Form 8-K (2022-01-27) ↗ |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 49,265 | +0.5% | HCA Healthcare Form 8-K (2021-02-02) ↗ |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 49,035 | +3.9% | HCA Healthcare Form 8-K (2020-01-28) ↗ |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 47,199 | +1.0% | HCA Healthcare Form 8-K (2019-01-29) ↗ |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 46,738 | +5.5% | HCA Healthcare Form 8-K (2018-01-30) ↗ |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 44,290 | – | HCA Healthcare Form 8-K (2018-01-30) ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up bed Capacity — Licensed Beds at End of Period
- Weighted Average Beds in Service42,901 · FY2025
- Weighted Average Licensed Beds (Legacy, through Q1 2021)42,246 · FY2020
- Occupancy Rate — Weighted Average Beds in Service (%)73.1% · FY2025
- Occupancy Rate — Weighted Average Licensed Beds (Legacy, %)58.0% · FY2019
- Average Daily Census (ADC — Admitted Inpatient Beds/Day, Form 10-Q/10-K)29,899 · FY2025
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). HCA Healthcare Bed Capacity — Licensed Beds at End of Period, annual FY2016–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from HCA Healthcare SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/hca/kpis/op-licensed-beds-eop
See every metric in the HCA Healthcare KPI table. Data updated Oct 29, 2026.