{
  "id": 563851,
  "title": "HCA workers push for higher pay and more staffing amid billions in profits: ‘I’m struggling’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/hca-workers-push-for-higher-pay-and-more-staffing-amid-billions-in",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-11T11:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/union-hca-healthcare-workers-protest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Largest for-profit hospital system and operator in the US reported $6.8bn in profits, while employees find it difficult to make ends meet Union workers with HCA Healthcare, the largest for-profit hospital system and operator in the US, are holding picket protests across the country as they push for pay and staffing increases in a new contract. The hospital system has over 300,000 employees in the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}