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Raw Story's take on HCA social media ban: "...while most hospitals are desperate for more help, to HCA Healthcare their public relations come first."

April 7, 2020

Hospital threatens staff with termination if they speak out about COVID-19 conditions in leaked memo

A leaked memo from HCA Healthcare revealed that they aren’t afraid of firing nurses, doctors or techs even in the era of a coronavirus outbreak.

Business Insider acquired a leaked memo from the largest hospital system in the country, HCA Healthcare, reminding employees that they aren’t allowed to speak out on social media or talk to the media about anything. Jhonna Porter, a nurse in Los Angeles has already been suspended for “violating the social media policy in a post in a private Facebook group.”

HCA Healthcare has 185 hospitals in 20 states and while most hospitals are desperate for more help, to HCA Healthcare their public relations come first.

Read the story at Raw Story