Steward Health Care nurses testify at Senate committee hearing on bankruptcy scandal

Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre could be held in contempt after no-show at Senate hearing on bankruptcy scandal, where two Steward nurses testified.
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[@adriannee.1030]

This is happening all over the country! Thank you Bernie for speaking up!!

[@DaisyIdes]

Time to arrest the “doctor,” and take his yacht, etc…to help reopen the hospitals that got shut down. Put them in jail. They must be held accountable…and anything less will not dissuade these crony CEOs from repeating these crimes…including ignoring subpoenas.

[@maroon9273]

Plus those ceos and board of directors of those big private Healthcare companies.

[@samuelculper4231]

Bernie is the leader we deserve. This is what a man of the people looks like!

[@sharon-o7v]

More audits & oversight; no more slavery conditions on dr.s & nurses & all staff Completely unacceptable

[@Mary-il6zz]

Thank you Bernie for bringing this to light!

[@samuelculper4231]

Even non-for-profit hospitals now seem to have a large degree of corporate for-profit operations that are absolutely detracting from ethical patient care!

[@novascheller5957]

The for profit mechanism is EVERYWHERE.

[@edog7059]

Wasn't Sen Rick Scott available to tell the committee how for-profit hospital corporations work so well for people? When this nurse talks about her colleagues pooling money and buying food and supplies for patients and going to extremes in an attempt to provide quality care, I believe it.

[@colleenpeck6347]

I'll never forget what he did. He paid a fine of a couple of million. Fellow Floridians act like it never happened.

[@StephaniePiazzese]

Sounds like most Assisted Living facilities. Understaffed. Overworked. Its all about the profit. 😢😢

[@StephaniePiazzese]

Where i worked in Memory Care,, the number of care staff decreased untill the NOC SHIFT,, WAS ONLY ONE CAREGIVER FOR 19 PEOPLE, DURING THE NIGHT. WAS SO WRONG. 😢😢

[@Elizabeth-nz1jc]

This is absolutely horrendous. As a retired nurse myself, I cringe hearing these stories. This Dr. Dellatorre needs to change his mailing address to a state prison and his yacht and his other status symbol items he stole from men,women and innocent babies who needed desperate medical care, this is a total disgrace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

[@dorisarn131]

Federal government, lawmakers should step up. Hats off to this nurse exposing the realities of many many hospitals. Same story here, staffing ratio, no supplies, food low quality, equiptments not working, poor quality care etc etc. RN's donating some supplies. RN's being innovative, piling 2 blankets in a pillowcase for a pillow etc etc. But still hosp getting admissions and charges are exorbitant. One example, blood works in labcorp for $500, this hosp $13K insurance pays 5K. It's not the doctors or staff making money, it's the owners and top executives/mgmt.

[@jessicasaenzavila1415]

People have worked really hard and are struggling with paying for health care we are in pain

[@saradiaz2277]

And it’s disgusting the patients and their families only see the nurses and blame these atrocities on the nurses and not the criminals responsible

[@wheatgerm1208]

People who value money over people should NEVER be given power over actual people.

[@bzh7648]

What do you bet that doctor leaves the country?

[@colleenpeck6347]

He's a child of immigrant Cuban parents.

[@ljensen9364]

This is what equity firms do. They should have been regulated 20 years ago.

[@marshacooper9088]

You are so right!

[@sheilabrennan4481]

So incredibly maddening. Profit driven Health Care is absolutely horrendous. This is just the beginning... and just one example. 😢

[@maureentam5912]

Minimum staffing requirements NOW. That’s how blood banks do it.

[@MicheleNerio]

This is beyond disgusting. The lack of adequate care at those hospitals literally killed people due to lack of staff and proper equipment, but they have $ for yachts? What is wrong with people?

[@thinkinginTx]

This should b criminal

[@xalbatross1]

This is happening at almost all hospital systems across the country!! This is not an isolated case!

[@nitajean9885]

this is a prime example of the kind of 'great' trump offers america.

[@gregnulik1975]

Maybe we need to end primary Healthcare hospitals being for profit.

[@novascheller5957]

Why is this allowed??? What has been done legally that permits private equity firms to own hospitals????

[@NancySanders-om4ic]

This Is OBSCENE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@neverland606]

So many are in need of help. Try Pruitt health care. Nell Pruitt Jr.

[@yveeriksson7437]

Where is this? In Sudan? Afghanistan? Somalia?

[@ArslanOtcular]

Hall Michelle Allen Jose Hernandez Timothy

[@christinemus989]

🤮🤮🧂🧂🐑🔥🐑🐑🧂🤮 they will be pursuing you Bernie..🤮🔥🐑🐑🧂🧂🧂🧂