On a recent investor call reporting 2022 earnings, HCA announced its ambition to increase patient acuity without increasing staffing: “Our hospitals have the same fixed cost regardless of the acuity in many instances. And so if we can increase the acuity, we get operating leverage from that. So strategically that’s a very important initiative of ours,” CEO Sam Hazen told analysts.
As documented in a recent report from SEIU, staffing levels at HCA are 30% below average, contributing to care breakdowns.
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