HCA Healthcare (HCA) came out with quarterly earnings of $8.01 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.36 per share. This compares to earnings of $6.22 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +8.90%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this hospital operator would post earnings of $5.65 per share when it actually produced earnings of $6.96, delivering a surprise of +23.19%.Over the last four quarters, the ...