HCA Gulf Coast Division is a comprehensive network of hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, emergency centers and diagnostic imaging facilities. It offers a complete continuum of specialized health programs and services that meet the needs of Greater Houston and South TexasÍ residents and businesses. HCA affiliated facilities in the Gulf Coast Division include: 13 hospitals, 8 ambulatory centers, 6 off-campus emergency centers, 16 imaging centers and a Regional Transfer Center that provides one-phone-call access and support for ground and air patient transfers to and from any HCA Gulf Coast Affiliated Hospital and any other healthcare facilities. About HCA HCA is the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, a company comprised of locally managed facilities that includes approximately 171 hospitals and 118 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and the United Kingdom employing approximately 241,000 people. Approximately four to five percent of all inpatient care delivered in the country today is provided by HCA facilities.