Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Mission Health acquisition compliance lawsuit
The North Carolina attorney general sued HCA, alleging violations of obligations tied to the Mission Health acquisition. HCA denied the allegations and later sought dismissal while filing a counterclaim.
2022
North Carolina labor department cites Mission Health and HCA Healthcare
Fine or penalty
The North Carolina Department of Labor cited Mission Health and HCA Healthcare for workplace safety violations, with proposed penalties totaling $29,775. The cited issues included respirator fit-testing and reporting a work-related COVID-19 hospitalization and subsequent employee death; the department's citations allege violations, and the article reports that Mission Health was looking into them.
Company response
Investigation — Mission Health
Mission Health spokesperson Nancy Lindell said that Mission is looking into the citations.
Clarification — Mission Health
When asked about the COVID-19 related employee death at Mission, Lindell said that there was no evidence that the death was work-related.
Source excerpt
Total proposed penalties equal $29,775 dollars.
Published March 23, 2022 at 5:47 PM EDT
Mission Health spokesperson Nancy Lindell said that Mission is looking into the citations.
2021
MUSC sues over alleged use of trade secrets
Lawsuit filed
In November 2021, MUSC filed a lawsuit against six of its doctors and HCA Healthcare, alleging that the physicians planned to join Trident Medical Center and use proprietary information to develop a competing cancer treatment facility. The filing also sought a temporary injunction. Trident Medical disputed the accusations. The dispute centers on allegations concerning the handling of proprietary information in connection with a planned competing cancer treatment facility.
MUSC sued six of its doctors and HCA Healthcare, alleging that physicians planned to join Trident Medical Center and use proprietary information to develop a competing cancer treatment facility. The filing also sought a temporary injunction. Trident Medical disputed the accusations.
Company response
Denial — Trident Medical
In an emailed statement provided to The State newspaper, Trident Medical disputed the accusations.
Source excerpt
In an emailed statement provided to The State newspaper, Trident Medical disputed the accusations.
The lawsuit was filed against HCA Healthcare, a for-profit, Tennessee-based health system that owns owns Trident, along with MUSC doctors Terry A Day, Betsy Kay Davis, Joshua D. Hornig, Eric J. Lentsch, David M. Neskey and Anand K. Sharma.
The Medical University of South Carolina sued six of its own doctors Monday, alleging the physicians hatched a plan to quit their jobs, go work for a rival hospital and then use proprietary information to help develop a competing cancer treatment facility.
2020
Personal protective equipment concerns during COVID-19
HCA nurses and other workers publicly raised concerns about shortages and workplace access to personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports also connected the controversy with the deaths of HCA nurses who contracted the virus.
2005
Insider-trading and accounting lawsuit
Shareholders sued HCA executives after several officers, including Senator Bill Frist, sold shares before disappointing earnings. HCA settled the shareholder action in 2007 for 20 million dollars without admitting wrongdoing.
2003
Columbia/HCA fraud settlement and felony pleas
Columbia/HCA pleaded guilty to 14 felonies and agreed to criminal fines and civil penalties totaling more than two billion dollars in connection with alleged systematic defrauding of federal healthcare programs.
1993
Federal investigation into Medicare billing and accounting practices
Former employees filed lawsuits alleging improper Medicare billing and related practices. A multi-agency federal investigation followed, examining alleged overcharging and accounting conduct at Columbia/HCA.