March 26, 2016

Governor Rick Scott Dumps Hospital Standards After Big Healthcare Donation

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/03/21/governor-rick-scott-dumps-hospital-standards-after-big-healthcare-donation/
"The giant, for-profit, hospital chain, Tenet Healthcare, was investigated by journalists in July 2015 amid claims the hospitals were failing miserably in living up to the state of Florida’s quality standards for children’s heart surgery. A CNN investigation found the mortality rate for these surgeries was more than three times the national average. Instead of improving the quality of care in their hospitals, Tenet Healthcare responded with a $200,000 donation to Florida Republicans, and in kind, Governor Rick Scott got rid of the standards, allowing Tenet Healthcare to continue making thousands of dollars from performing these surgeries while endangering the lives of thousands of children born with heart defects."