Last week, dozens of HCA nurses protested outside the annual Frist Art Museum Gala in Nashville. The nurses, members of NNOC, handed out flyers to gala patrons with a reminder of the dismal record of the Frist family and the health care corporation it co-founded, all the while reaping enormous profits.
HCA Healthcare, is the world’s largest and wealthiest hospital corporation, whose largest shareholders are the Frist family – founders of the museum and underwriters of the gala. Billy Frist, the chair of the Frist Art Museum and HCA executive board member, has remained silent as HCA has eroded community health care systems, cut patient services, and undermined safety protocols.