HCA HealthONE and HCA Healthcare recognized as a military friendly employer by Viqtory

Denver, Colo. — HCA HealthONE, as part of HCA Healthcare, today announced that it has been recognized as a Military Friendly employer by VIQTORY, earning the Gold designation for the third year in a row. This year, the Company also earned Gold designation as a Military Spouse Friendly employer and was recognized as one of the top 10 military spouse employers in the nation by the organization. Since 2012, HCA Healthcare has hired more than 65,000 veterans, active-duty and reserve personnel and military spouses.

“At HCA HealthONE, we are deeply honored to be recognized as a Military Friendly employer. This distinction reflects our unwavering commitment to supporting veterans, active-duty service members, and their families—not just on Veterans Day, but every day,” stated Chad Christianson, president and CEO of HCA HealthONE. “We believe their dedication and service strengthen our communities, and we are proud to provide meaningful career opportunities and resources that help them thrive in civilian life.”

Each HCA HealthONE hospital honored our veteran colleagues through various on-campus events including meals, celebrations and flag-raising ceremonies.

As part of its commitment to supporting veterans, this year HCA Healthcare is giving:

• $50,000 to Operation Stand Down, an organization that engages veterans early in their transition from military service to find meaningful employment, to help expand their career services programs for transitioning service members, their families and veterans;
• $50,000 to CreatiVets, an organization dedicated to empowering veterans and their families to find healing from service-related trauma through art, to help increase the number of veteran and family participants in their national wellness through fine arts program; and
• $50,000 to The Honor Foundation, a career transition program for U.S. Special Operations Forces, to help enhance their industry “trek” experiences to various companies for program fellows in eight states and four virtual cohorts.

HCA Healthcare has a longstanding commitment to U.S. veteran and military communities. The Company maintains a Military Colleague Network, with chapters across the country, which helps promote community and purpose and has also been successful in helping veterans navigate the civilian workforce. For those who wish to continue serving, HCA Healthcare also offers military leave and supplemental pay to eligible colleagues to serve as active-duty military while working at HCA Healthcare. The organization also provides pathways for non-traditional military talent to find meaningful employment opportunities in healthcare through partnerships with 50-Strong, Hiring Our Heroes and local veteran service organizations across the country.

For more than a decade, HCA Healthcare has supported veterans and their families.

• In 2011, HCA Healthcare joined the Veteran Jobs Mission, a coalition of more than 300+ organizations which collectively committed to hiring 1,000,000 veterans. In September 2025, the coalition fulfilled this mission.
• In 2012, HCA Healthcare joined the second cohort of the Department of Defense’s Military Spouse Employment Partnership in order to formalize its commitment to hiring military spouses.
• In 2013, HCA Healthcare joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes national advisory councils on veteran and military spouse employment, and, in 2015, HCA Healthcare received the Lee Anderson Award for overall excellence in hiring and retaining veterans, and transitioning service members and military spouses.
• In 2018, HCA Healthcare was an inaugural employer partner of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Hiring 100,000 Military Spouses” campaign and has since hired more than 8,500 military spouses.
• In 2019, HCA Healthcare and the U.S. Army Medical Recruitment Brigade created the Patriot Partnership Program, providing specialized education and training for physician residency and fellowship programs nationwide.
• In 2021, HCA Healthcare received the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest recognition given by Employer Support of the National Guard and Reserves (ESGR).
• Since 2024, HCA Healthcare has been designated as a Tennessee Veteran Ready Business - a state-level certification for Tennessee businesses that actively recruit, hire and retain veterans, and demonstrate a commitment to supporting the veteran workforce.
• In 2025, HCA Healthcare became an authorized Department of Defense SkillBridge provider, welcoming clinical and non-clinical participants across our enterprise. The SkillBridge program allows active-duty military members to gain valuable civilian work experience prior to their transition from military service.