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UNITED STATES

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

	x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

		For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003

OR

	o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

		For the transition period from                                to

Commission file number 1-11239

HCA Inc.

(615) 344-9551

Not Applicable

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES x     NO o

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES x     NO o

      Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

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HCA INC.

      HCA Inc. is a holding company whose affiliates own and operate hospitals and related health care entities. The term “affiliates” includes direct and indirect subsidiaries of HCA Inc. and partnerships and joint ventures in which such subsidiaries are partners. At September 30, 2003, these affiliates owned and operated 183 hospitals, 78 freestanding surgery centers and provided extensive outpatient and ancillary services. Affiliates of HCA Inc. are also partners in 50/50 joint ventures that own and operate seven hospitals and four freestanding surgery centers that are accounted for using the equity method. The Company’s facilities are located in 23 states, England and Switzerland. The terms “HCA” or the “Company,” as used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q refer to HCA Inc. and its affiliates unless otherwise stated or indicated by context.

      The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The majority of the Company’s expenses are “cost of revenue” items. Costs that could be classified as general and administrative by HCA would include the HCA corporate office costs which were $40 million and $37 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $113 million and $102 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Operating results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2003, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2003. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

      Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

      HCA applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and related interpretations in accounting for its employee stock benefit plans. Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for HCA’s stock options granted under the plans, because the exercise prices for options granted were equal to the quoted market prices on the option grant dates and all option grants were to employees or directors.

      HCA determined pro forma net income and earnings per share, as if compensation cost for HCA’s employee stock option and stock purchase plans had been determined based upon fair values at the grant

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dates. These pro forma amounts for the respective quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 are as follows (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):