In January 2022, there were 18 “near misses” among patients about to undergo surgery, said Dr.
Nurses in five states concur. Most of HCA Florida’s that have been rated by the federal agency responsible for Medicare and Medicaid currently rank below average, and state regulators have raised issues about patient care at Bayonet Point at least twice in the past two years.Īll four doctors said the quality of care at the facility has declined significantly since 2021, when HCA cut staff and began hiring contract workers. They said that the number of so-called sentinel events - patient safety incidents that result in death, permanent or severe temporary harm - have risen. HCA Healthcare Inc., owner of Bayonet Point, is America’s largest hospital company, operating 182 hospitals and 125 surgery centers across the nation and in the U.K. HCA is highly profitable - last year it earned $5.6 billion - and its stock is an investor favorite.īut HCA’s laser focus on profits can put its patients at risk as it cuts costs and corners, say seven of the company’s doctors in California, Florida, Texas and Virginia, some of whom reached out to NBC News after our report last month about HCA. A spokeswoman for the hospital declined to comment on the meeting. But more than a year later, little has changed, they said. The hospital administrator promised to address the doctors’ issues, attendees told NBC News. A roach inside an operating room, leaks and various medical equipment held together with medical tape at Bayonet Point Hospital in 2022. Is it a dangerous place to practice? “Yes,” came the unanimous reply. Is the hospital providing a safe environment in which to perform surgery? “No,” everyone in the group answered, according to the four doctors. With a hospital administration official on hand to hear the answers, the group was asked two questions.
The meeting soon took an extraordinary turn, four doctors who attended told NBC News.
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