On Thursday, the Leapfrog Group downgraded Mission Hospital to a “B” rating in its Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grade assessment, based on performance measures collected immediately prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nancy Lindell, director of public and media relations for HCA Healthcare North Carolina Division and Mission Hospital, declined to break out the performance of HCA’s western North Carolina division or disclose the financial compensation for local hospital executives. Total pay for other senior HCA executives also rose significantly during the pandemic. In a proxy statement filed last month with the Securities and Exchange Commission, HCA stated its primary objective is “providing the highest quality health care to our patients, while making a positive impact on the communities in which we operate.” But it rewards top executives far more on meeting financial performance targets than on meeting quality of care metrics.Ī year after announcing that its senior leaders would take 30 percent pay cuts during the pandemic, HCA reported last month that total compensation for its chief executive, Sam Hazen, rose nearly 12 percent, to $30.4 million in 2020. The new figures follow HCA’s report in February that annual profits rose to a record $3.8 billion in 2020, despite the pandemic, based on what the company called “solid cost management.” HCA Healthcare, which owns and operates Mission Hospital in Asheville, reported this month that it made $1.4 billion in profits for the first three months of 2021, more than double the amount for the same period last year. Lessons from Abroad: How Europeans have tackled opioid addiction and what the U.S.Storm stories – NC Health News works with teens from SE North Carolina to tell their hurricane experiences.Unequal Treatment: Mental health parity in North Carolina.Youth climate stories: Outer Banks edition.When kids’ cries for help become crimes.COVID-19 updates: What’s happening in North Carolina?.
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