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HCA Healthcare Announces $4.8 Million Gift to Help Launch Pepperdine University’s School of Nursing
NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 05, 2025--HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced it will give $4.8 million to Pepperdine University to help launch the School of Nursing within the College of Health Science. This is part of HCA Healthcare’s greater commitment to helping address the national nursing shortage.
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