California HCA nurses protest short staffing, poor working conditions
Nurses at HCA’s Riverside Community Hospital, members of SEIU Local 1RN, picketed on August 30, speaking out against work conditions…
HCA-Mission Health among worst offenders among North Carolina hospitals suing patients
Hospitals in North Carolina brought nearly 6,000 unpaid medical debt lawsuits totaling $57.3 million against patients and families…
HCA patients affected by historic data breach brace for impact of stolen information
Since HCA’s announcement in early July that 11 million patients across its network had personal data compromised during its massive…
NLRB rules HCA hospitals improperly executed pandemic pay programs, orders rescindment
The National Labor Relations Board found last week that three of HCA’s southern California hospitals broke federal law by not bargaining…
HCA sued by EEOC for discrimination and retaliatory firing
HCA is in legal trouble with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which has filed suit charging the corporation…
New FTC guidelines could affect further HCA dealmaking
As the Biden administration continues to step up oversight of healthcare mergers, the Federal Trade Commission with the…
HCA Mission Cancer Center struggles to retain physicians, NC Attorney General threatens litigation
Staffing levels at HCA’s Mission Cancer Center in Asheville have reached a concerning low, with only one medical oncologist…
HCA faces at least five class action lawsuits from historic data breach
Since HCA’s announcement in early July that 11 million patients across its network had personal data compromised during its massive…
Letter from NC Attorney General office cites short-staffing as potential violation of terms of original HCA-Mission deal
Assistant Attorney General Llogan R. Walters recently sent a letter to HCA Healthcare, raising concerns that HCA may be violating…
HCA overcharging patients at Mission Health, new lawsuit alleges
In a recently unsealed lawsuit, two emergency room doctors at HCA’s Mission Health in North Carolina allege that HCA…
Pushing patients to hospice for profit? Doctors and patient families say HCA hospitals push hospice care, a practice that may boost executive compensation
NBC News recently broke shocking new allegations of questionable hospice transfer practices at HCA hospitals across the country…
FTC, “drawing a line in the sand,” files suit to put HCA deal on hold
HCA is attempting to sell three hospitals in New Orleans to Louisiana’s LCMC Health. Ordinarily, the FTC needs to be notified…