Midtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

HCA Healthcare

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, November 11, 2022

1. HCA Healthcare Marker

Inscription. In 1968, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) was founded by Dr. Thomas Frist Sr., his son Dr. Thomas Frist Jr. and businessman Jack C. Massey. The original office was located here, in a small house near HCA's first hospital - Park View. At the time, it was one of the nation's first hospital companies. With a mission to care for and improve human life, the Nashville-based company, now called HCA Healthcare. has grown into one of the nation's largest healthcare services providers.

Erected 2018 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 162.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.

Location. 36° 9.176′ N, 86° 48.727′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Midtown. Marker is on 25th Avenue North just south of Parman Place, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 25th Ave N, Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Centennial Park Swimming Pool (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Woman Suffrage Rallies (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pageantry & Promotion at the Exposition (about 400 feet away); Powder Grinding Wheels (about 500 feet away); The Exposition's Negro Building (about 700 feet away); A Lake Called Watauga (about 800 feet away); The Exposition Ends, Centennial Park Begins (approx. 0.2 miles away); Major Wilbur Fisk Foster (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . . HCA History. (Submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

2. HCA Healthcare Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 11, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.