To: Kamala Harris, California Attorney General
Attorney General Harris: Protect Safety Net Hospitals
Protect our safety net hospitals by rejecting the sale of Daughters of Charity hospitals to Prime Healthcare.
Why is this important?
My name is Isaac Rodriguez and I’m an EMT at St. Francis Medical Center near Los Angeles. My hospital system, the Daughters of Charity, six hospitals with over 100-years of serving the poor and sick in our communities, is up for sale. The potential buyer, Prime Healthcare, has a track record of ignoring community needs, cutting health services, and laying off dedicated caregivers in order to maximize profits.
When Prime bought Centinela Hospital in Inglewood eight years ago, the company said they would “maintain all currently-offered services.” It took them less than a year to cut the hospital’s maternity and psychiatric care units. I couldn’t stand to see my community lose access to so many important services.
For me, it’s most important that our hospitals keep providing all of our services to our community. Everything I know about Prime tells me that they will do the opposite.
I’ve looked into the company and its practices. Prime Healthcare is under investigation for Medicare fraud and their CEO, Prem Reddy, has stated that a patient’s care should should be limited by what they can afford. If putting profit over patients is what they’re about, Prime shouldn’t be anywhere near our safety-net hospitals.
Luckily, California state Attorney General Kamala Harris can prevent the sale to Prime, just as she has done with other hospital sales in the past. If she does, there’s another buyer ready to step up, who has committed to protecting community care and the hospital’s mission of charity.
Sign the petition asking Attorney General Harris to stop the sale of Daughters of Charity hospitals to Prime Healthcare, and protect access to quality health care for everyone in our communities.
When Prime bought Centinela Hospital in Inglewood eight years ago, the company said they would “maintain all currently-offered services.” It took them less than a year to cut the hospital’s maternity and psychiatric care units. I couldn’t stand to see my community lose access to so many important services.
For me, it’s most important that our hospitals keep providing all of our services to our community. Everything I know about Prime tells me that they will do the opposite.
I’ve looked into the company and its practices. Prime Healthcare is under investigation for Medicare fraud and their CEO, Prem Reddy, has stated that a patient’s care should should be limited by what they can afford. If putting profit over patients is what they’re about, Prime shouldn’t be anywhere near our safety-net hospitals.
Luckily, California state Attorney General Kamala Harris can prevent the sale to Prime, just as she has done with other hospital sales in the past. If she does, there’s another buyer ready to step up, who has committed to protecting community care and the hospital’s mission of charity.
Sign the petition asking Attorney General Harris to stop the sale of Daughters of Charity hospitals to Prime Healthcare, and protect access to quality health care for everyone in our communities.