We're at university together http://12yo.icu 12yo nn Next year, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization - a commonly used metric for hospital financial performance - for six major publicly traded hospital companies are expected to rise by 10.6 percent on average, according to an analysis of analyst estimates compiled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. That compares to a decline of nearly 1 percent this year. The companies include HCA Holdings Inc, Community Health Systems Inc and Tenet Healthcare Corp.