Hospital Corporation of America is Draining the Lifeblood From Local Austin Hospitals Amidst the Pandemic
The out-of-state corporation is hurting Austin hospitals, patients, frontline healthcare heroes
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Tennessee-based Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is siphoning millions of dollars of resources away from our local hospitals — lining their pockets amidst a pandemic, and creating profound suffering for Austin residents.
In fact, HCA has siphoned $250 million in profits and resources from local hospitals in one year alone. Those resources should be going to patient care as our city and our region suffers amidst the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Check the facts:
HCA doesn’t care about Austin.
- Austin patients have been left facing financial ruin after being hit with tens of thousands of dollars in surprise hospital bills for receiving life saving medical care.
- COVID-19 patients have been overcharged by the hospitals they turned to in their darkest moments. Underpaid staff working without adequate PPE have had their pay slashed amidst a global pandemic.
- Out-of-state corporation HCA is depriving local hospitals of key resources by skimming their profits. Right now, this has dire consequences on frontline caregivers, patients, and our most vulnerable communities. Local patients deserve access to the high quality care they need.
Call to Action:
Tell HCA ‘Don’t mess with Austin’: it’s time to stop the predatory medical billing, profit skimming to line the pockets of corporate executives, and failure to invest in the resources needed for St. David’s to better handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
St. David's HealthCare is cutting pay for some workers in a pandemic
- is that how we thank our healthcare heroes?