At HCA Healthcare, our dedication to improving more lives in more ways is directly connected to the impact we have on the environment, as well as our understanding of how the environment impacts overall health and well-being. HCA Healthcare’s environmental strategy includes short- and long-term sustainability plans. To help ensure our current and future environmental strategies are carried out, HCA Healthcare has robust governance in place.The technology — SPOT (Sepsis Prediction and Optimization of Therapy) — continuously monitors vital signs, laboratory results, nursing reports and other data to detect often-subtle changes in a patient’s condition. Clinicians are alerted to signs of sepsis as much as six hours earlier than previously possible.Amidst the fight against COVID-19, HCA Healthcare’s commitment to addressing critical environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues did not waver in 2020. Our dedication to the communities we serve extends past our facilities and is reflective of our continuous and strong desire to create healthier communities. For more than 50 years, our core values have aligned with our environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspirations. We are committed to employing robust corporate governance practices, which we have enhanced over time, and believe that our existing corporate governance practices empower stockholders and promote accountability. Our values help bind and strengthen who we are as an HCA Healthcare family, and our choices and actions strengthen our commitment to dignity and respect. By working together and collaborating with others in our commHCA Healthcare is a leading healthcare provider operating hospitals and healthcare facilities. The company’s broad network and patient care services contribute to its financial stability. HCA Healthcare’s services provide essential medical care to communities. Its hospitals and clinics contribute to healthcare access, medical treatments, and patient well-being. The safety of our patients also includes protecting their personal information. Every HCA Healthcare colleague plays a role in protecting each patient’s privacy rights and the sensitivity of their data. All colleagues receive annual training on how to handle and protect patient data, privacy, information security, physical security and more. To guard against email phishing, one of the most popular criminal scams, we send regular phishing tests to all colleagues. We also do regular tabletop exercises and drills at the facility, division and enterprise level.