After a pregnant woman died because the equipment needed to save her had been repossessed for nonpayment, the state got involved and is forcing this sale. The CEO had purchased two jets for luxury trips to Europe and other parts of the world but thought it unnecessary to have life-saving equipment in hospitals. Total scum.

Got out just in time, before the hammer fell. We all saw the writing on the wall.

Calling Steward scum is a compliment.

They buy out hospitals throughout the country, sell the property to outside entities (i.e. shell companies) and pay them rent, stop paying vendors and services like ambulance companies, eventually squeeze every penny of value out of the hospital, abandon the hospital when it goes bankrupt, and leave local communities and state taxpayers holding the bag. They are the perfect example of a predator and a parasite. Jets and yachts are just the icing on the turd cake. They have been doing this for years. I think other health care corporations are guilty of the same thing (rhymes with senate). Of course, big banks and investment firms were the originators of this type of scheme when Hank Paulson was their shill, before the financial crisis of 2008 which cost us $700 billion.

What did they have in common? They lobby for deregulation of their industry ... and they win, because government does not work for the average citizen. Most people have no idea how fucked up for-profit health care truly is.