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text: HCA Sees Earnings Hurt by Hurricanes  NEW YORK (Reuters) - HCA Inc. &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HCA.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;HCA.N&lt;/A&gt;, the largest U.S.  hospital operator, said on Wednesday it expects its  third-quarter earnings to be hurt by the hurricanes that hit  the U.S. Southeast earlier this year.