December 7, 2023- HCA Healthcare, Inc. announced that it collected 13,136 pounds of unused or expired medications during its fifth annual “Crush the Crisis” prescription drug take back day on October 28, 2023. HCA Healthcare has now collected more than 67,500 pounds of medication since launching “Crush the Crisis” as an enterprise initiative in 2019.
This year, all 15 HCA Healthcare U.S. divisions participated alongside local law enforcement in a “Crush the Crisis” prescription drug take back day to raise awareness about the dangers of prescription drug misuse and the importance of proper disposal of unused or expired medications. An estimated 9 million doses of medication were collected at 132 collection sites across 15 states. HCA Healthcare’s “Crush the Crisis” events were held in alignment with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which collected 599,897 pounds of medication.
HCA Healthcare facility events with the greatest amount of medication collected this year include:
- The Medical Center of Aurora in Aurora, Colorado collected 670 pounds
- Centennial Hospital in Centennial, Colorado collected 602 pounds
- CJW Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia collected 601 pounds
- Medical City McKinney in McKinney, Texas collected 554 pounds
- StoneSprings Hospital Center in Dulles, Virginia collected 525 pounds