Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
FRIST THOMAS F III
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HCA INC/TN [(NONE)]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3100 WEST END AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/08/2009
(Street)

NASHVILLE, TN 37203
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/08/2009   G V 1,016 A $ 0 1,564 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II, LLC (1) (2)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               1,564 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II, LLC by Julie D. Frist (1) (2)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               17,804,125 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II, LLC by Frisco, Inc. (1) (3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               17,804,125 I Held indirectly through Hercules Holding II, LLC by Frisco Partners (1) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FRIST THOMAS F III
3100 WEST END AVENUE
NASHVILLE, TN 37203
  X   X    

Signatures

 /s/ John M. Franck II, Attorney-in-Fact for Reporting Person   05/04/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Hercules Holding II, LLC holds 91,845,692 shares of the common stock of HCA Inc. Hercules Holding II, LLC has issued one unit per share of HCA Inc. that it owns directly. Hercules Holding II, LLC is held by a private investor group, including affiliates of Bain Capital Investors, LLC, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, and affiliates of HCA, Inc. founder Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a group exercising voting and investment control over the shares of common stock of HCA Inc. held by Hercules Holding II, LLC. However, the Reporting Person disclaims membership in any such group and disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Thomas F. Frist, III directly owns 1,564 units of Hercules Holding II, LLC and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of the Issuer by virtue of his membership in Hercules Holding II, LLC. Mr. Thomas F. Frist, III may also be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership in respect of 1,564 units of Hercules Holding II, LLC, through an indirect pecuniary interest in such units held by his wife, Julie D. Frist, and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of the Issuer.
(3) Mr. Thomas F. Frist III may also be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to 17,804,125 shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by Frisco, Inc., by virtue of his position as a director of Frisco, Inc. and with respect to 17,804,125 shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by Frisco Partners, by virtue of his position as a partner of Frisco Partners. Frisco Inc. and Frisco Partners each have beneficial ownership of 17,804,125 units of Hercules Holding II, LLC, and therefore may be deemed to own indirectly the same number of shares of common stock of the Issuer.

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