HCA Reviews

Pros

There are great people that work there and good resources. There is good work life balance and it is a fairly stable company.

Cons

Used to be a great company and is now only mediocre. After the LBO, the company began to treat its employees with less respect.

Advice to Senior Management

Manage the company as it was managed when Dr. Frist was still in control. Control your greed and treat your employees with more respect.

Pros

Business model is very stable, future is looking bright due to changes in senior management.

Cons

The company is very medical minded. IT's role in the company is still not gauged properly.

Advice to Senior Management

Get real about the importance of IT in the company, career growth, and compensation for talent.

Pros

Great PTO program
Safe work environment
Generally an easygoing atmosphere
Managers and directors seem to genuinely care about your well-being

Cons

Long hours
Uncompensated On-call
A lot of the processes are not solid, expect constant changes to rules and procedures
Expect the work environment and your responsibilities to change often

Advice to Senior Management

Slow down and focus on perfecting what you have instead of constantly trying to branch out into other areas and change processes.

Pros

Good place to work. Good people. Good Corporation to be working for.

Cons

The pay could be better there.

Pros

there are some great co-workers

Cons

no advancement for movitatived employees

Advice to Senior Management

need to keep up with competitive saleries. i left to do the same job at a different company and got a 50% raise

Pros

location, diversity, nice people, multiple offices, and multiple locations

Cons

crappy benefits, no promotions, not movtivated, only cares about Senior management, and treats everyone else like nobodys

Advice to Senior Management

treat people fairly

Pros

Opportunities to learn and grow. Friendly environment.

Cons

Salary advancements are minimal at best. New hires are paid more than long time experienced employees.

Advice to Senior Management

Overall doing a good job.

Pros

Teamwork, dedication of staff, belief in great patient care, nice benefits, childcare center affiliated with hospital

Cons

We had staffing issues a couple times a month.

Pros

Good Benefits, 401K matching Large company, many opportunities, Nice program to help employees in need created after all of the storms.

Cons

Being a large company trying to standardize too much over the past few years in my opinion. I liked
the culture better when there was more autonomy.

Pros

They have an excellent benefits package, friendly atmosphere, and flexible work hours. Overall it is a very stable company and the expectations of management are very consistent.

Cons

There is a limited upside to create a career path. There is no incentive bonus structure. There is little to no guidance on advancement opportunity in the company.

Advice to Senior Management

Reinstate bonuses, create clear pathways for advancement. Encourage managers to identify and submit employees as good candidates for promotion. Let people know they are valued rather than wait for them to leave for a better job.