Hospital Chain Internal Reports Found Dubious Cardiac Work
HCA, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the country, is confronting
evidence of unnecessary cardiac treatments at some of its medical centers in
Florida after a nurse’s complaint prompted an internal investigation.
The inquiry found that the complaint was far from the only evidence that
unnecessary — even dangerous — procedures were taking place at some HCA
hospitals, driving up costs and increasing profits.
HCA, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States with 163
facilities, had uncovered evidence as far back as 2002 and as recently as late
2010 showing that some cardiologists at several of its hospitals in Florida were
unable to justify many of the procedures they were performing. Those hospitals
included the Cedars Medical Center in Miami, which the company no longer owns,
and the Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. In some cases, the doctors made
misleading statements in medical records that made it appear the procedures were
necessary, according to internal reports.
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