Hospitals Paid Out $120+ Million in Executive Pay as Healthcare Workers Struggle Under Staffing Crisis SEATTLE – "New research on executive compensation depicts stark disparities in the priorities of Washington hospital executives. As half of... — read more 

"Los Angeles voters will decide next spring whether to clamp down on pay for hospital executives, capping their total wages and other compensation at $450,000 annually, after the Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to put the proposed measure... — read more 

"New York’s top hospital executives and doctors received millions of dollars in salaries, bonuses and other perks as federal pandemic relief funds flowed to their hospitals that faced plunging patient revenues during the initial COVID-19 waves in... — read more 

"Doctors and hospitals ignore this at their peril." "Many Americans say they simply no longer trust their medical providers. This is borne out by polling we did with our colleagues at KFF as part of our investigation of medical debt. Just 15% of... — read more 

“Because of Ascension’s unsafe staffing levels and inadequate security protocols, nurses and our patients are constantly at risk,” said Becci Nash, RN in the adult behavioral health unit at Ascension via Christi St. Joseph. “Nurses continue to be... — read more 

Nonprofit hospitals like Allina get enormous tax breaks in exchange for providing care for the poorest people in their communities. But a New York Times investigation last year found that over the past several decades, nonprofits have fallen short... — read more 

Nurses picketed outside Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet hospital on Thursday, a day after their union contract expired and a week before they plan to take a strike vote. A strike would be the second in three years at Joliet’s only... — read more 

"More than 100 million people in America — a startling 41% of adults — are saddled with medical bills they cannot pay, according to a KFF Health News investigation with NPR and CBS News. The project exposed that medical debt — rather than fighting... — read more 

"In 2019, Oregon passed one of the most ambitious plans for ensuring that nonprofit hospitals give enough to merit their tax benefits. The state has begun setting minimum community benefit spending levels for each nonprofit hospital and requiring... — read more 

Interesting suggestion: Should so-called "not-for-profit" hospitals could use their billions to help address the national housing shortage? Interesting idea, but I witnessed such arrogance, ignorance, incompetence, and stupidity where I worked I... — read more 

Consider nonprofit hospitals’ executive compensation practices. In 2017, the average annual compensation for a CEO at one of the 82 largest nonprofit hospitals in the U.S. was about $3.5 million. While the validity of executive compensation may be... — read more 

POTTSTOWN, Pa. — The public school system here had to scramble in 2018 when the local hospital, newly purchased, was converted to a tax-exempt nonprofit entity. The takeover by Tower Health meant the 219-bed Pottstown Hospital no longer had to pay... — read more 

A group of 43 emergency room doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and lead advanced practice clinicians at Ascension St. John Hospital voted to create a labor union, according to the National Labor Relations Board. It could be just the... — read more 

A patient who was ra--d last month at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis by a Wichita man who sneaked in and posed as a nursing student has filed suit against the hospital, alleging the health care provider was negligent and missed clear opportunities... — read more 

https://www.kvue.com/amp/article/news/health/ascension-nurses-post-strike-conditions/269-fb5b8e11-2b06-4830-b516-517a5c9e0166 Retaliation doesn’t surprise me. That’s what management does best at this company.

Nonprofit hospitals under growing scrutiny over how they justify billions in tax breaks By Andy Miller and Markian Hawryluk, KFF Health News July 10, 2023 The growing interest in how tax-exempt hospitals operate — from lawmakers, the public, and... — read more 

"...nonprofits are granted certain federal, state and local tax exemptions. In 2020, these exemptions added up to just over $28 billion. Providence’s exemptions totaled $1.2 billion in 2019. But, despite these lucrative tax breaks, data and other... — read more 

After four days away from Ascension Seton Medical Center, nurses said they returned this past weekend to reports of substandard patient care — wound dressings left unchanged lab work neglected and discharges delayed. Kris Fuentes, a nurse... — read more 

“I was two weeks off orientation and I was given four acute care patients. I texted our manager… and said ‘this is a recipe for disaster. I can’t handle this,’” she said in her testimony, which was emailed to Workday Magazine by her union, Illinois... — read more 

https://www.kwch.com/2023/06/30/hospital-rape-suspect-said-he-was-nursing-student-admitted-having-fantasies-about-patients/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqUs1GUgHB4 American Hospitals takes a deep dive into the out-of-control cost of hospitals and their transformation into a money-driven big business. How can we incentivize hospitals to provide the highest quality... — read more 

“The Worst It’s Been”: RNs in the Largest Nurse Strike in Texas History Describe Their Workplace Bernadette LaWare was seated on a patch of grass in front of Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, sweating profusely and visibly tired. The... — read more 

What are the steps in the receivership process? Step 1: A community identifies a property in violation of state or local health and safety codes, as well as the property owner’s failure to correct these violations; Step 2: The community... — read more 

After a daylong strike, unionized nurses attempted to enter Ascension Seton Medical Center on Wednesday morning to work scheduled shifts and were turned away by security. A group of the nurses walked together to the hospital’s south entrance, where... — read more 

Ascension drops to #4. "Founded in 1999 as Ascension Health, Catholic health giant Ascension restructured to its current form and branding in 2011-12. Along with its core clinical and managed care services, it also supports venture capital and... — read more 

Hundreds of nurses at Austin’s Ascension Seton Medical Center walked out of the hospital Tuesday morning, kicking off the largest nurses strike in Texas history. The strike began at 6:45 a.m., with nurses marching along West 38th Street in front of... — read more 

"HB 2697 will make Oregon the first state to codify nurse-to-patient ratios for hospital settings, including emergency departments, intensive care units, labor and delivery wards and operating... — read more 

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/ascension-seton-medical-center-nurses-strike-to-start-tuesday/

"More than 70% of U.S. adults feel the health care system is failing to meet their needs in at least one way, according to new data from the Harris Poll, shared exclusively with TIME." May 16... — read more 

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis are questioning the hospital system’s safety measures and want to know how a man accused of ra-ing three patients was able to get into the hospital during the middle of the... — read more 

"More than 100 nurses and other employees waged an 'informational picket' on Wednesday, June 21, at Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, protesting what they call staffing shortages, unsafe conditions and unfair... — read more 

Portland, Oregon: https://www.kptv.com/2023/06/21/providence-portland-nurses-strike-line-third-day/ 10-day strike! Sweeping the nation.

Almost a third of the nurses in the United States are considering leaving their profession after the COVID-19 pandemic left them overwhelmed and fatigued, according to a survey. The survey of over 18,000 nurses, conducted by AMN Healthcare Services... — read more 

I'm in a dilemma whether to leave or not. This place has become a big mess, but aren't similar problems also present at competitor companies? I'm trying to look at the pros and cons here compared to our competitors.

Human Rights Watch offers this blistering critique of America's "poorly-regulated," not-for-profit hospital system: The US heavily relies on these privately operated nonprofit hospitals’ charity care to increase access to health care for patients... — read more 

How has the outsourcing of the IT staff gone so far?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Seniors who live in retirement communities in Riverside are concerned about accessing medical care after learning Ascension St. Vincent’s is ending its free shuttle service. The shuttle picks up people where they are and takes... — read more 

"A news release from NNU/NNOC says registered nurses represented by the two organizations were informed Friday they would be locked out for an additional three days following the planned strike on June... — read more 

A man walked into a Wichita hospital and ra--d three female patients there before being caught and arrested, police said Friday. "Officers arrested a 28-year-old Wichita man around 2 a.m. Thursday, a Wichita police spokesperson, Officer Juan... — read more 

“We are short staffed, and this has been a local issue forever,” said Meade, alluding to when the critical care hospital and ER with advanced specialty care services was under Provena and Amita St. Joseph Medical Center. “We are down 325 nurses... — read more