Hospital operator HCA Holdings revenue rises 6 pct

May 3 (Reuters) - HCA Holdings Inc reported a 6 percent increase in first-quarter revenue, helped by higher patient visits to its hospitals.

Net income attributable to HCA rose to $694 million, or $1.69 per share in the three months ended March 31, from $591 million, or $1.36 per share, a year earlier.

Revenue rose to $10.26 billion from $9.68 billion.

(Reporting by Ankur Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)

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