Beautifully engraved Certificate from the Hospital Corporation of America issued in 1971. This historic document was printed by the American Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of two allegorical figures sitting on both sides of the corporate logo. This item has the printed signatures of the company's officers and is over 31 years old.
Certificate Vignette In February 1994, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) merged with Columbia now known as Columbia/HCA. Columbia/HCA owns and operates over 330 hospitals and other healthcare facilities with approximately 60,000 licensed beds in 36 states, England and Switzerland. Columbia/HCA is building comprehensive networks of healthcare services in local markets, integrating various services to deliver patient care with maximum efficiency. The strategy includes streamlining operations, sharing technology equipment and personnel where appropriate and using economies of scale when contracting for medical supplies and administrative services.