HCA buys majority stake in local nursing school
January 7, 2020 - HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) has acquired majority ownership of the parent company of Galen College of Nursing. Galen College, based in Louisville, Kentucky and one of the largest private nursing schools in the United States, provides nursing education to about 1,200 students in St. Petersburg. Galen opened an expanded 70,000-square-foot St. Pete campus at 10200 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. last year, complete with a a simulated hospital setting and advanced technology. HCA has not disclosed how much it spent on the deal. HCA is one of the largest healthcare providers in the United States, with local hospitals that include St. Petersburg General, Northside, Palms of Pasadena and Largo Medical Center in Pinellas County.