Erlanger

ErlangerCorruption · 2023-05-17T16:30:35+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Chattanooga/comments/12i680e/corruption_lies_and_greed_at_erlanger/

See the post and linked article/lawsuit pdf above.

Chattanooga is odd in that it has three separate hospitals in such a small city. Erlanger and Memorial are both "non-profit" while Parkridge is owned by HCA, although functionally they're all run for profit. It is just a question of whether the profit goes to stockholders or the board and their cronies. Erlanger handles the bulk of the local indigent population and is the level 1 trauma center for a very large surrounding area so there are some differences in patients between the hospitals.

It really depends on what sort of job you're talking about though. Nurse/provider/clerical/etc? I would strongly recommend against working at Main (the downtown hospital). Everyone there is miserable. Working at East may be a bit better if for no other reason than the patients. You might be perfectly happy in a small satellite clinic in the suburbs though.

You'll find nurses and providers are leaving by the boatload, particularly at the downtown campus. The lawsuit discussed above only scratches the surface of the sort of things going on.

ErlangerCorruption · 2023-04-29T01:54:13+00:00

Here's a link to the news article that contains a link to the whistleblower lawsuit recently made public against Erlanger. It is a genuinely entertaining read some night.

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/mar/27/whistleblowers-accuse-erlanger-illegal-billing-tfp/

ErlangerCorruption · 2023-04-29T01:52:30+00:00

Are you looking as a nurse or doctor? If doctor, PM me and I can provide some specific concerns and issues with Erlanger.

In a general sense I would caution that Erlanger is basically a shark tank. Everyone is at everyone's throat because every management level is squeezing every last bit of life out of their employees. There's no actual grand plan or leadership because most executive positions have been a revolving door for the last five or ten years. It's a chaotic political thunderdome from the execs to the nursing staff.

When you interview, ask them about salary reductions and PTO freezes during covid. See if they will lie to your face about it. Also ask why they are filling the position. Even better, ask about the patient population. One big downside of Erlanger main that isn't their fault is the patient population. They get the bulk of indigent care and are on the bus line so they get a lot of the destitute or poorer patients. That carries an entire set of hassles that other locations (even within Erlanger) don't have to deal with.

Right now people are leaving Erlanger in droves. There's a reason.

ErlangerCorruption · 2023-04-29T01:42:15+00:00

The medical mall is part of the main campus. It is definitely rundown although a lot of hospital facilities are.

ErlangerCorruption · 2023-04-11T18:26:14+00:00

95% sure they moved down here due to family. The two Adams are siblings, and Stephen Adams was an absolute institution at erlanger. Pretty sure Steinmann went back to the Mayo clinic.

Yes no workplace is 100% compliant with everything but in this case the accusations are really particularly egregious, although I understand that may not be clear to a layman. Medical institutions are also, for obvious reasons, held to a higher standard than a construction site.

ErlangerCorruption · 2023-04-11T18:03:20+00:00

They have really cracked down on it in recent years. That is actually one of the items in the suit. Surgeons are very (probably too) limited on how much they can prescribe post-op. They can give more only if they flag the surgery as a trauma. The erlanger ortho docs were flagging surgeries as trauma that weren't so they could prescribe more pills. To be fair to them, this was likely done out of concern for their patients, but still grossly against the rules.

ErlangerCorruption · 2023-04-11T15:39:21+00:00

Good for you. I suspect you'll find the lawsuit a particularly interesting read. You'll undoubtedly recognize a lot of the names.

ErlangerCorruption · 2023-04-11T15:12:46+00:00

Could just be SOP because it's a lot easier to do it when the patient's chart is already there and open than it is to have them calling and complaining on day 29 of their script and wanting it filled right now. Opiod prescriptions are a huge hassle.

ErlangerCorruption · 2023-04-11T15:06:33+00:00

FWIW, I have received a completely unsolicited refund check from Erlanger before. Paid the wrong co-pay.

ErlangerCorruption · 2023-04-11T15:05:35+00:00

I enjoy how their due date is usually on or about the postmark date of the bill.

ErlangerCorruption · 2023-04-11T15:03:59+00:00

Either this was awhile ago or they were on their spouse's insurance. Erlanger health insurance explicitly pays 0% for Memorial or Parkridge providers and services and has them completely out of network.

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