Pros
Great coworkers. I really enjoyed the people I worked with. Because the East Florida division is such a poorly run organization turn over is very high. No one stays for more than a couple of years especially among physicians. Because there are so few doctors willing to work here there is an incredible diversity of patients to see. I had a very interesting and diverse practice. I was forced to leave because of the abusive practices of the administration.
Cons
They are a sweatshop for doctors. The pay is far below the national average. They promised to pay me for call, then refused to pay me after the work was done. As a surgeon I have taken between 14 to 18 24 hour call shifts per month. It is an unreasonable requirement. They greatly understaff the OR so that it is impossible to get cases on in a reasonable time. I had 1 patient which was left waiting for 5 days just trying to get into the operating room. It was a terrible experience. I will never work for HCA again under any circumstance.