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HCA醫療保健公司第一季業績超出預期;呼吸系統疾病入院人數下降

-- HCA Healthcare (HCA) 第一季度業績超出市場預期,但這家醫院營運商表示,由於呼吸系統疾病活動減少,其入院人數並未出現往常的季節性增長。 該公司週五公佈,截至 3 月 31 日的第一季調整後每股收益為 7.15 美元,高於去年同期的 6.45 美元,也超過了 FactSet 調查的 7.12 美元的預期。營收成長 4.3% 至 191.1 億美元,高於華爾街預期的 190.9 億美元。 HCA Healthcare 表示,由於呼吸系統疾病活動減少,其本季並未出現往常的季節性業務量成長。與呼吸系統疾病相關的入院人數較去年同期下降 42%,而呼吸系統疾病相關的急診就診量也下降了 32%。該公司還表示,1 月的冬季風暴也對某些市場的季度業務量造成了影響。 據該公司稱,不利的銷售下滑因素基本上被某些醫療補助補充計劃的確認所抵消,這些計劃並未反映在其最初的全年展望中。 HCA Healthcare的股價在周五的交易中下跌了7.4%,使其年初至今的跌幅擴大至7.6%。 「年初對HCA Healthcare而言是一個充滿活力的環境,」執行長薩姆·哈森在一份聲明中表示。 該公司表示,同店入院人數小幅增加0.9%,急診室就診量微增0.3%。同店住院手術量下降0.3%,門診手術量下降1.7%。 該公司繼續預測,2026年每股淨收入將在29.10美元至31.50美元之間,營收將在765億美元至800億美元之間。華爾街預期該公司2026年的每股盈餘為30.39美元,銷售額為786億美元。

Price: $448.41, Change: $-25.62, Percent Change: -5.40%

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