Operator Welcome to the HCA Healthcare first-quarter 2021 earnings conference call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I'd like to turn the call over to the vice president of investor relations, Mr. Mark Kimbrough. Please go ahead, sir. Vice President of Investor Relations All right. Thank you, Cara. Good morning and welcome to everyone on today's call. With me this morning is our CEO, Sam Hazen; and CFO, Bill Rutherford. Sam and Bill will provide some prepared remarks, and then we will take questions afterward. Before I turn the call over to Sam and Bill, let me remind everyone that should today's call contain any forward-looking statements, they are based upon management's current expectations. Numerous risks, uncertainties, and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from these -- from those that might be expressed today. More information on forward-looking statements and these factors are listed in today's press release as well as in our various SEC filings.