Officials with HCA Healthcare’s Gulf Coast Division confirmed Thursday they are working to acquire North Cypress Medical Center, located at 21214 Hwy. 290, Cypress. “HCA Healthcare’s Gulf Coast Division is currently pursuing the potential acquisition of North Cypress Medical Center, an excellent medical facility with many respected physicians and services that would complement our presence on the northwest side of Greater Houston,” Debra Burbridge, assistant vice president of communications, community engagement and public relations for HCA Gulf Coast Division, told Community Impact Newspaper. “The transaction is expected to be completed this year.” HCA Gulf Coast Division acquired two other Cy-Fair area hospitals—Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital and Houston Northwest Medical Center—in 2017. Across south Texas, the group owns 17 hospitals in addition to several freestanding ERs, women’s health clinics, radiation oncology centers and behavioral health hospitals.