HCA Healthcare, Inc. announced plans to build five new full-service hospitals in Texas to help meet the state's growing need for healthcare services. The new hospitals will be located in the following locations across the state: One new full-service hospital in the Dallas Fort-Worth area; One new full-service hospital in the Houston area; One new full-service hospital in the San Antonio area, in partnership with Methodist Healthcare Ministries; Two new full-service hospitals in the Austin area, in partnership with St. David's Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation.

HCA Healthcare currently has 45 hospitals and 632 affiliated sites of care in Texas and serves communities across the state, including Austin, El Paso, the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, San Antonio, Houston, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley. The new facilities will complement HCA Healthcare's already existing presence in several rapidly-growing communities across Texas.