![]() ![]() The committee’s letter detailed the following sequence of events: HCA announced to its employees nationwide on May 13 that it would extend the Pandemic Pay Program through June 27. The union bargaining committee announced its decision after sending a letter to all Florida members stating: “While we are all on the frontlines of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic - risking our lives every day to save others - HCA is attempting to use this healthcare crisis to risk you and your family’s financial health by implementing pay cuts and layoffs for its own financial gain. HCA operates dozens of hospitals across the state and has faced numerous worker protests regarding safety protocols and lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic. HCA has received $4 billion in accelerated Medicare payments under the CARES Act and $700 million from the first phase of the public health and social services emergency fund. ![]() HCA is one of the nation’s biggest healthcare companies and reported almost $13 billion in revenue and $581 million in profits during the first quarter of 2020. Layoffs, staffing cuts and other reductions also hurt the ability to provide high-quality patient care, especially during this historic health crisis, according to 1199SEIU nurses and other healthcare professionals. 1199SEIU is the largest union of healthcare workers in the state, and represents bargaining unit members at 19 Florida HCA facilities. The proposed pay and benefits cuts would affect almost 10,000 nurses, technicians and other healthcare workers in the state while they care for and protect patients against the Covid-19 coronavirus and other conditions. MIAMI-While its members work on the front lines of the Covid-19 public health emergency, the bargaining committee of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East today has rejected layoffs and pay cuts proposed by HCA hospitals across Florida. Florida Healthcare Workers Reject Proposed HCA Pay Cuts, Layoffs During Covid-19 Pandemic Hospital Company Has Received Billions Of Dollars In CARES Act Relief May 28, 2020
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