A growing number and types of hospitals form an attractive network for all those involved in this market: patients, healthcare workers, and government and private sector payers. HCA Healthcare is currently dealing with economic issues that are impacting various aspects of its business, including labor market shortages and inflation, which is sending the company's costs higher than they otherwise would be. HCA Healthcare's results looked unimpressive in a vacuum, but with the economic challenges it faces, they were actually pretty good, which is why its shares jumped on the heels of its quarterly update.