(Reuters) - Hospital operator HCA Healthcare Inc (N:HCA) on Tuesday withdrew its 2020 forecast and suspended its share buy-back program as hospitals across the United States cancel lucrative surgeries to focus on the coronavirus outbreak.
Net income attributable to HCA fell to $581 million, or $1.69 per share, in the first quarter, from $1.04 billion, or $2.97 per share, a year earlier.
Sales rose to $12.86 billion from $12.52 billion.