HCA Healthcare to Host Eighth Annual “Crush the Crisis” National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
HCA Healthcare will host its eighth annual Crush the Crisis national prescription drug take back day on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, with more than 130 collection sites run in partnership with local law enforcement. Since 2019 the initiative has helped dispose of more than 100,000 pounds of unused or expired medication, with nearly 20,000 pounds collected last year. The release also highlights HCA's opioid-reduction programs, including Enhanced Surgical Recovery and electronic prescribing of controlled substances.
Key figures
- Hospitals
- 190
- Ambulatory sites
- approximately 2,600
- Collection sites
- more than 130
- Annual patient encounters
- approximately 47 million
- Last year collected pounds
- nearly 20,000
- Total medication disposed pounds
- more than 100,000
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