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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LONG T MICHAEL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HCA INC/TN [(HCA)] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HCA INC., ONE PARK PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/17/2006 (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 11/17/2006   D   16,282 D $ 51 (1) 0 D

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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

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 32.2707

11/17/2006

D

14,733

05/15/2002

05/15/2008

Common Stock

14,733

(2)

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 39.2

11/17/2006

D

6,950

(3)

05/24/2011

Common Stock

6,950

(2)

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 32.3

11/17/2006

D

6,179

07/24/2003

07/24/2013

Common Stock

6,179

(2)

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 40.14

11/17/2006

D

6,229

(4)

06/10/2014

Common Stock

6,229

(2)

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 43.49

11/17/2006

D

3,833

(4)

05/25/2016

Common Stock

3,833

(2)

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right-to-buy)

$ 54.68

11/17/2006

D

5,715

(4)

06/09/2015

Common Stock

5,715

(5)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LONG T MICHAEL C/O HCA INC. ONE PARK PLAZA NASHVILLE, TN 37203	X

Signatures

By: /s/ Colleen E. Haley, Attorney-in-Fact		11/21/2006
**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)	Disposed of in connection with the merger in exchange for the right to receive $51.00 per share.
(2)	This option was cancelled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment equal to the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration of $51 per share, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the option.
(3)	The option vests in five equal annual installments beginning on 5/24/01.
(4)	Immediately before the effective time of the merger, all unvested options became fully vested and immediately exercisable.
(5)	All options with an exercise price above the merger consideration of $51.00 per share were cancelled in the merger and no payment will be made thereon.

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