HCA cuts payroll at headquarters

Nasvhille-based HCA Inc. is letting go an unspecified number of corporate employees, including more than 100 people from its information technology department. Ed Fishbough, a spokesman for HCA, said the layoffs affect all departments at HCA's corporate headquarters. In addition to the latest cuts, HCA recently said it would close its 38-bed Portland Medical Center in Sumner County, TN.