DIGIRAD CORPORATION
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Digirad Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock ($0.0001 par value)

(Title of Class of Securities)

253827109

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2004

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

     o Rule 13d-1(b)

     o Rule 13d-1(c)

     þ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

 

             
13G
CUSIP No. 253827109 Page 2 of 8
  1. Name of Reporting Person:
HCA Inc		 I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):
75-2497104
  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

Not applicable
    (a) o  
    (b) o  
  3. SEC Use Only:
  4. Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Delaware
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
5. Sole Voting Power:
0
6. Shared Voting Power:
937,112
7. Sole Dispositive Power:
0
8.Shared Dispositive Power:
937,112
  9.Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
937,112
  10.Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:
o
  11.Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
5.2%
  12.Type of Reporting Person:
CO

 

             
13G
CUSIP No. 253827109 Page 3 of 8
  1. Name of Reporting Person:
Health Care Indemnity, Inc.		 I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):
  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

Not applicable
    (a) o  
    (b) o  
  3. SEC Use Only:
  4. Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Colorado
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
5. Sole Voting Power:
0
6. Shared Voting Power:
657,082
7. Sole Dispositive Power:
0
8.Shared Dispositive Power:
657,082
  9.Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
657,082
  10.Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:
o
  11.Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
3.6%
  12.Type of Reporting Person:
CO

 

             
13G
CUSIP No. 253827109 Page 4 of 8
  1. Name of Reporting Person:
Western Plains Capital, Inc.		 I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):
  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

Not applicable
    (a) o  
    (b) o  
  3. SEC Use Only:
  4. Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Nevada
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
5. Sole Voting Power:
0
6. Shared Voting Power:
280,030
7. Sole Dispositive Power:
0
8.Shared Dispositive Power:
280,030
  9.Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
280,030
  10.Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:
o
  11.Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
1.6%
  12.Type of Reporting Person:
CO

 

Page 5 of 8

Item 1.

  (a)   Name of Issuer:
 
      Digirad Corporation
 
  (b)   Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
 
  13950  Stowe Drive
Poway, California 92064

Item 2.

  (a)   Name of Person Filing
 
      HCA Inc.
Health Care Indemnity, Inc.
Western Plains Capital, Inc.
 
  (b)   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
 
      The address of the principal business office of each of HCA Inc., Health Care Indemnity, Inc. and Western Plains Capital, Inc. is One Park Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee 37203.
 
  (c)   Citizenship
 
      HCA Inc. is a Delaware corporation. Health Care Indemnity Inc. is a Colorado corporation. Western Plains Capital, Inc. is a Nevada corporation.
 
  (d)   Title of Class of Securities
 
      Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share
 
  (e)   CUSIP Number
 
      253827109
     
Item 3.
  If this statement is filed pursuant to §240.13d-1(b), or §240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:
 
    
  Not applicable.
 
    
Item 4.
  Ownership

 

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(a)
  Amount beneficially owned as of December 31, 2004:

     HCA Inc. (“HCA”) indirectly owns and may be deemed the beneficial owner of 937,112 shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Digirad Corporation, as to which 657,082 shares are directly owned by Health Care Indemnity, Inc., a subsidiary of HCA, and as to which 280,030 shares are directly owned by Western Plains Capital, Inc., a subsidiary of HCA. HCA disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the Common Stock of Digirad Corporation owned of record by Health Care Indemnity, Inc. or Western Plains Capital, Inc. Each of Health Care Indemnity, Inc. and Western Plains Capital, Inc. disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the Common Stock of Digirad Corporation owned of record by the other.

       
 
(b)
  Percent of Class:
 
 
    
 
         See Item 11 of Cover Pages.
 
 
    
 
(c)
   Number of shares as to which such person has:
 
 
    
 
  (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
 
 
    
 
         See Item 5 of Cover Pages.
 
 
    
 
  (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
 
 
    
 
         See Item 6 of Cover Pages.
 
 
    
 
  (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
 
 
    
 
         See Item 7 of Cover Pages.
 
 
    
 
  (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
 
 
    
 
         See Item 8 of Cover Pages.

Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

       
 
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the followingo

Item 6.   Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

       
 
Not applicable.

 

 

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Item 7.
  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported by the Parent Holding Company
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 8.
  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
   
  Not applicable. The reporting persons expressly disclaim membership in a “group” as used in Rule 13d-1.
   
Item 9.
  Notice of Dissolution of Group
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 10.
  Certifications
   
  Not applicable.

 

 

Page 8 of 8

SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 14, 2005

         
  HCA INC.
 		  
  By:   /s/ R. Milton Johnson    
    Name:   R. Milton Johnson   
    Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 
         
  HEALTH CARE INDEMNITY, INC.
 		  
  By:   /s/ David G. Anderson    
    Name:   David G. Anderson   
    Title:   Vice President and Treasurer   
 
         
  WESTERN PLAINS CAPITAL, INC.
 		  
  By:   /s/ John M. Franck II    
    Name:   John M. Franck II   
    Title:   Vice President and Secretary