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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FRIST THOMAS F III 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HCA Healthcare, Inc. [HCA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 3100 WEST END AVENUE 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2017 (Street) NASHVILLE, TN 37203 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line) _X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 05/22/2017   G 9,366.66 A $ 0 1,088,856.0364 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by Thomas F. Frist III 2017 Annuity Trust I (1) (2) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share             2,112 (3) D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share             9,496.54 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by Spouse (1) (4) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share             802,176.7155 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by Thomas F. Frist III 2007 Family Trust (1) (5) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share             445,402.2284 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by Thomas F. Frist III 2016 Annuity Trust II (1) (6) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share             117,895.9175 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by Thomas F. Frist III 2016 Annuity Trust IV (1) (6) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share             43,824.5688 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by Thomas F. Frist III 2015 Annuity Trust III (1) (6) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share             2,079,808.4777 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by Thomas F. Frist III 2017 Annuity Trust II (1) (6) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share             28,489.62 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by Trusts for Children (1) (7) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share             2,348,330.3574 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II by Trusts for Children (1) (7) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share             36,629,163.8593 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding by Frisco, Inc. (1) (8)

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SEC 2270 (9-02)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FRIST THOMAS F III 3100 WEST END AVENUE NASHVILLE, TN 37203	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Natalie Harrison Cline, Attorney-in-Fact		02/14/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Hercules Holding II ("Hercules") holds 68,912,077 shares of the common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc. Hercules is held by a private investor group, including affiliates of HCA Inc. founder Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a group exercising voting and investment control over the shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc. held by Hercules. However, the Reporting Person disclaims membership in any such group and disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	The Reporting Person received a gift of 9,366.66 units of Hercules on May 22, 2017, which were subsequently transferred to The Thomas F. Frist III 2017 Annuity Trust I, of which he serves as trustee. Following receipt of this gift, the Reporting Person may be deemed the beneficial owner of the units of Hercules held by this trust and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc.
(3)	Consists of common stock underlying 2,112 restricted share units granted to the Reporting Person on May 3, 2017 which shall vest on the sooner of the date of the 2018 annual shareholders' meeting of HCA Healthcare, Inc. or the first anniversary of the grant date. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person on the date the Reporting Person ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors of HCA Healthcare, Inc.
(4)	The Reporting Person may be deemed to have an indirect beneficial ownership in respect of 9,496.54 units of Hercules through an indirect pecuniary interest in such units held by his spouse, and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc.
(5)	The Reporting Person's spouse is trustee of The Thomas F. Frist III 2007 Family Trust, and the Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the units of Hercules held by such trust and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc.
(6)	The Reporting Person is trustee of (i) Thomas F. Frist III 2016 Annuity Trust II, (ii) Thomas F. Frist III 2017 Annuity Trust II, (iii) Thomas F. Frist III 2016 Annuity Trust IV and (iv) Thomas F. Frist III 2015 Annuity Trust III and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the units of Hercules held by these trusts and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc.
(7)	The Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the aggregate (i) 28,489.62 units of Hercules held by certain trusts for the benefit of the Reporting Person's children, each of which his sister serves as trustee, and (ii) 2,348,330.3574 units of Hercules held by certain trusts for the benefit of the Reporting Person's children, each of which his spouse serves as trustee, and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc.
(8)	The Reporting Person may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to 36,629,163.8593 shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. beneficially owned by Frisco, Inc. by virtue of his position as a director of Frisco, Inc. Frisco, Inc. has beneficial ownership of 36,629,163.8593 units of Hercules and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc.

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