HCA Health Midwest

The staffing disputes at Menorah and Research are among many contentious battles between the nurses union and HCA, the health care conglomerate that owns the hospitals.

SEIU workers say that despite HCA’s huge profits, frontline workers have been asked to take cuts in pay and benefits as they negotiate their next contract with HCA.

Celia Yap-Banago died on April 21 after caring for a patient who was later diagnosed with COVID-19.