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Community Health Systems vs HCA Healthcare

On overall TruNorth grade, Community Health Systems scores higher (Community Health Systems: D, HCA Healthcare: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

D
Community Health Systems
44.6/100
D
HCA Healthcare
42.4/100

Political donations

Community Health Systems

FEC: $54K PAC donations; 25% to Republican, 75% to Democratic committees.

HCA Healthcare

FEC: $36K PAC donations; 58% to Republican, 42% to Democratic committees.

Environment

Community Health Systems

No public record found.

HCA Healthcare

No public record found.

Labor

Community Health Systems

37 federal penalties totaling $519.2M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

HCA Healthcare

78 federal penalties totaling $1.8B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Community Health Systems

No public record found.

HCA Healthcare

No public record found.

Charity

Community Health Systems

$5M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.04% of revenue). Operates the Community Health Systems Foundation: $441K in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

HCA Healthcare

$50M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.07% of revenue) via HCA Healthcare Foundation. Operates the Hca Healthcare Foundation: $18.9M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Animal testing

Community Health Systems

No public record found.

HCA Healthcare

No public record found.

Firearms

Community Health Systems

No public record found.

HCA Healthcare

No public record found.

Privacy

Community Health Systems

HHS OCR HIPAA breach: 6.1M individuals affected. Most recent: 2014-08-20. 6.1M CHS patients compromised in APT 18 / Chinese state-actor attack.

HCA Healthcare

HHS OCR HIPAA breach: 11.3M individuals affected. Most recent: 2023-07-10. 11.27M HCA patients exposed when external storage location was scraped and posted for sale.

Executive pay

Community Health Systems

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 60:1 (median employee pay $79,925) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

HCA Healthcare

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 420:1 — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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