HCA Healthcare estimated Friday that Hurricanes Helene and Milton will trigger between $250 million and $350 million in extra bills and misplaced income at its amenities in Florida and different states.
In a report filed with the U.S. Securities and Trade Fee, the hospital business large stated that in the course of the third quarter of the yr, which ended Sept. 30, it incurred about $50 million in extra bills and misplaced income. in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina due to Helena.
It stated it expects extra bills in the course of the fourth quarter of between $200 million and $300 million as a result of continued results of Helene on North Carolina and Milton.
The report didn’t break down the quantities by state.
Helene made landfall on September 26 in Taylor County, Florida, after inflicting injury to different coastal communities because it handed by the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed elements of northern Florida into Georgia and North Carolina, the place it precipitated in depth injury.
Milton made landfall on October 9 in Sarasota County and continued throughout Florida as a hurricane.
Friday's report stated the greenback quantities don’t embody potential insurance coverage recoveries.
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