fwiw, here is a little more local information about why they went public again. This was a huge IPO and the market timing wasn't great either.imo www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2011/03/10/hca-shares-open-higher-on-first-day-of.html http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2011/03/10/hca-shares-open-higher-on-first-day-of.html A few great stocks in my back yard I took for granted thanks for making me think to look up more of them.