hca has a track record here.he county here owns three hospitals and part of the reason we ended up buying two of those hospitals is that when hca purchased san jose medical center and alexian, they closed san jose medical center. one mmc doctor came out to support the group. now, if you look at all the studies, when any major trauma center is closed,

hca has a track record here. the county here owns three hospitals and part of the reason we ended up buying two of those hospitals is that when hca purchased san jose medical center and alexian, they closed san jose medical center. one mmc doctor came out to support the group. now, if you look at all the studies, when any major trauma center is closed, the mortality mortality in the population increases by 29% in the next two years. so i think it is a big, big step backwards in response to nbc bay area's request for comment, hca expressed disappointment over the group's criticisms and while not addressing all of the concerns, pointed out, mmc serves about 225 patients a day and that emergency service needed to be prioritized, including adding $10 million that will boost emergency beds from 43 to 63. hca emphasized that it will follow all regulatory guidelines in its changes. we did not hear back from rob bonta, but the south bay labor council said it talked to his office today and they say the attorney general ha

hca, meantime, says it's eastside trauma center shutting down partly due to fewer people using it. it's also set to slow down its stroke care unit. this closure is based on one goal. >> more profits for their shareholders, but local leaders say they just don't buy it like single mom. jessica dean i've had to use it once myself for my son. >> and once for my father-in-law, he went there with a heart attack. their lives were saved. she says if the trauma center wasn't there, it may have been a different story. somebody can die in that time that they could have already been connected to something in the trauma center. you know, hca sent kron 4 statement that says regional medical center is disappointed by the actions of certain officials and activists. it goes on to say we have been working diligently with santa clara county leaders to ensure the long-term well-being of our community's health where we're going. but for jessica, she's not planning on stopping anytime soon, says organization, latinos, contra cancer, believes the closure is discriminatory. like we're just as important as

but let's unpack why the justice department went after rick scott's former company, hca.t joined eight whistleblower lawsuits alleging hca defrauded medicare, medicaid, and military tricare. hca reached a settlement agreeing to pay $1.7 billion in penalties in the largest health care fraud case in history. with much of the defrauding happening under ceo rick scott's watch. scott and his management team were ultimately forced to resign as accusations of wrongdoing at his company mounted. hca admitted to things like submitting inflated bills and exaggerating diagnoses to increase reimbursements so what's that about political persecution? he has a long history of pretending he didn't know what his company did, as shown in a 1995 deposition unearthed during his 2010 campaign for governor. >> i don't recall. >> i wouldn't know. >> what do you mean by occupancy? >> is that a xerox of your signature? >> right there? >> yes, sir. >> it looks like my signature. >> rick scott, who inexplicably floridians elected anyway, says she took responsibility for the fraud at his company and

the owner of the hospital, hca, sent us a statement. it points out that regional med serves about 225 patients each day, and it's adding $10 million to emergency services that will boost emergency beds from 43 to 63. we have an update now on the bad blood between the 40 niners and the city of santa clara. the two sides have been battling for years, ever since the 40 niners moved to the south bay. they've now settled their last lawsuit, but the bitterness continues. the final fight was over. who should pay for police and for food during 49ers games? the agreement, announced last night reduces the amount that santa clara owes the 40 niners for previous police costs by about 7.5 million bucks, but the niners will also pay $7 million to santa clara in performance rent. in a news release, the city said the deal has many benefits, but the mayor of santa clara disagrees. joining us now is the mayor of santa clara, lisa gilmore. mayor gilmore, thanks for making the time for us tonight. this has been a mess for years. as you know, you just tweet

we reached out to hca healthcare and haven't heard back yet. the company offered to meet with local officials, but supervisor cindy chavez was upset the offer came after a decision was already made. >>> taking a live look at levi's stadium where the city and the 49ers reached a deal to settle longstanding disputes over operation costs. the agreement will reduce the amount the stadium authority owes the team by 7.5 million and provide payment of 7.1 million in performance rent to the city of santa clara, but santa clara mayor lisa gillmor is blasting that deal. she said in a tweet, "anyone saying this settlement agreement is good for santa clarans is deceiving the public. the money the team claims the city gets requires repayment. it's a loan shark-time deal." the city council will meet with the authority tuesday to make amendments to the stadium and ground leases. >>> across the uc system strikes by academic workers are expected to grow in the coming days, that after a state labor board ruled against uc officials who contend the strike is illeg

hca, meantime says it's eastside trauma center shutting down partly due to fewer people using it. it's also set to slow down its stroke care unit. this closure is based on one goal. >> more profits for their shareholders, but local leaders say they just don't buy it like single mom. jessica did. justin who says her family has had to depend on the trauma i've had to use it once myself for my son. >> and once for my father-in-law, he went there with a heart attack. their lives were saved. she says if the trauma center wasn't there, it may have been a different story. somebody can die in that time that they could have already been connected to something in the trauma center. you know, hca sent kron 4 statement that says regional medical center is disappointed by the actions of certain officials and activistse it goes on to say we have been working diligently with santa clara county leaders to ensure the long-term well-being of our community's health where we're going. but for jessica, she's not planning on stopping anytime soon, says organization, latinos, contra cancer, believes the

tonight, they're asking attorney general rob bonta to investigate hca healthcare, who runs the hospital operates on a for profit basis and has said it will close certain hospital services because, in its view, not enough people use them. the closest hospitals with trauma centers, then, would be at santa clara valley medical center, about eight miles away, or stanford hospital, more than 20 miles away. well, what we found is that if you were experiencing a closure, a trauma center closure, and you had to drive more than 15 minutes away from your original, trauma center, that your mortality increased by 21. doctor renee shaw, with ucsf has extensively studied the effects of trauma centers, closing. she's also looked into why they close. she says there's evidence showing hospitals tend to close emergency services like trauma centers, more often in areas with low income or poorly insured residents. hospitals choose to provide certain services in more affluent areas, and trauma services can be very revenue generating if it's located in an area where there's, quote, good patient payer mix, me

hca, meantime, says it's eastside trauma center shutting down partly due to fewer people using it. it's also set to slow down its stroke care unit. this closure is based on one goal. >> more profits for their shareholders, but local leaders say they just don't buy it like single mom. jessica did. justin who says her family has had to depend on the trauma i've had to use it once myself for my son. >> and once for my father-in-law, he went there with a heart attack. their lives were saved. she says if the trauma center wasn't there, it may have been a different story. somebody can die in that time that they could have already been connected to something in the trauma center. you know, hca sent kron 4 statement that says regional medical center is disappointed by the actions of certain officials and activists. it goes on to say we have been working diligently with santa clara county leaders to ensure the long-term well-being of our community's health where we're going. but for jessica, she's not planning on stopping anytime soon, says organization, latinos, contra cancer, believes the

more than triple hca we think the valuation is pricing in more than enough good news, too much good newsmend that investors sell this as well. >> david, thank you. threesells thanks very much new construct, we appreciate it. >> always hear us on our podcast. be sure to follow and listen to "power lunch" on any platform. we'll be right back. [crowd chanting] they ignored your potential, dissed your achievements, and mocked your ambition. but it's not the critic who counts, and you know that. from the beginning, you couldn't be stopped. ♪♪ breaking resistance with every swing and block. ♪♪ your game plan never changed. ♪♪ so enjoy this moment. ♪♪ the one they said you'd never live to see. ♪♪ some would still call it luck. ♪♪ let them. because you know what it's always been. inevitable. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> welcome back. let's give you a look at the dow. it's stabilized about 167. 39,836 after closing above 40,000 on friday. >> and jpmorgan is the worst performing stock in both the dow and s&p down 4% now as it's been moving steadily lower throughout the day on the back of comments from ceo jamie dimon

they're asking attorney general rob bonta to investigate hca healthcare, who runs the hospital. it operates on a for profit basis and has said it will close certain hospital services because, in its view, not enough people use them. the closest hospitals with trauma centers, then, would be at santa clara valley medical center, about eight miles away, or stanford hospital, more than 20 miles away. well, what we found is that if you were experiencing a closure, a trauma center closure, and you had to drive more than 15 minutes away from your original, trauma center, that your mortality increased by 21. doctor renee shaw, with ucsf has extensively studied the effects of trauma centers, closing. she's also looked into why they close. she says there's evidence showing hospitals tend to close emergency services like trauma centers, more often in areas with low income or poorly insured residents. hospitals choose to provide certain services in more affluent areas, and trauma services can be very revenue generating if it's located in an area where there's, quote, good patient payer mix,

the hospital is owned by hca healthcare, which is the advocates say is the largest for profit public hospital corporation in the us. the trauma center serves more than 2400 patients a year. the stroke center serves 65% of patients in the country without insurance. the head of stroke and neuroscience at the hospital says delays in care could be dangerous to patients. >> if you look at all the studies, when any major trauma center is closed, the mortality mortality in the population increases by 29% in next two years. so i think it is a big, big step backwards. >> the trauma center is set to close on august 12th. the hospital says it's because not enough people are using it. community leaders say the closure will impact people of color and underserved communities the hardest. in a statement, the hospital spokesperson said smc is focusing on emergency services with a $10 million investment to increase capacity from 43 to 63 beds. he added, quote, patient demand for our emergency department services continues to grow as we average nearly 225 patients daily, it is critical we invest in ou

the hospital is owned by hca healthcare, which the advocates say is the largest for profit public hospital corporation in the u.s. the trauma center serves more than 2400 patients a year. the stroke center serves 65% of patients in the county without insurance. the head of stroke and neuroscience at the hospital says delays in care could be dangerous to patients. >> and if you take this lifeline of where would these people go? i mean, we just calculated the impact. every day there will be at least 5 to 7 patients who will either have increased mortality or morbidity. >> the trauma center is set to close in august. the hospital says it's because not enough people are using it. community leaders say the closure will impact people of color and underserved communities the hardest. >> the aca health care may own and profit from this facility, but health care is our human right and the health care delivery system belongs to the entire community. we should see and fight for the services at this hospital, the same way we see and fight for our neighborhood parks, our libraries, and safe streets. >>