hcare. Both Tenet and Humana operated in several states within each goegraphic region of the United States. Both companies also competed head to head with Columbia in the hospital management field. During the fourth quarter of 1999, sales at Columbia/HCA Healthcare totalled $3.94 billion. This is a decline of 10.8% from the $4.42 billion in sales Columbia had during the fourth quarter in 1998. During the year ended December of 1999, sales at Columbia/HCA were $16.66 billion. This is a decrease of 10.8% versus 1998, when the companys sales were $18.68 billion. While Colmbias sales decreased in 1999, Columbia, Tenet, and Humana all experienced an increase in sales, between 5.4% and 12.7%....
