HCA Inc.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 13, 2005 (July 13, 2005)

HCA INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-11239   75-2497104

 
 
 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
      Identification No.)
     
One Park Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee   37203

 
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 344-9551

Not Applicable


(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Ex-99.1 Press Release


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On July 13, 2005, HCA Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing, among other matters, its preliminary results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005, the text of which is set forth as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

     On July 13, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing, among other matters, its preliminary results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005, the text of which is set forth as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)

     
Exhibit    
Number
  Exhibit Title
99.1
  Press Release dated July 13, 2005

 


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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
  HCA INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ R. Milton Johnson    
    R. Milton Johnson    
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

Date: July 13, 2005

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit    
Number
  Exhibit Title
99.1
  Press Release dated July 13, 2005