HCA to acquire urgent-care provider, sets share buyback

(Reuters) - HCA Holdings Inc , the largest U.S. hospital operator, on Tuesday announced a deal to acquire a Dallas-based provider of urgent-care services and said its board authorized the repurchase of up to $1 billion of its outstanding shares. HCA, which previewed its third-quarter results earlier this month, also said its quarterly profit rose from a year ago as it admitted more patients to its hospitals. The Nashville-based company said it was acquiring CareNow, a privately held operator of 24 urgent-care centers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. ...



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