"HEALTHCARE IS NOT A COMMODITY! HAPVIDA WORKERS LAUNCH NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO DEMAND BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS IN BRAZIL", 20 May 2024

...After merging with the Notre Dame Intermédica Group, Hapvida operates more than 80 hospitals and 350 clinics in multiple states, as well as administering a health insurance plan...

The workers held protests and other actions in front of Hapvida facilities in different locations across Brazil, demanding an end to understaffing, a total ban on workplace harassment – especially by management, prioritization of patient care, rights and respect in the working environment and to stop using the Electronic Patient Record (PEP) in a way that dehumanizes patient care...

To make matters worse, Hapvida, an extremely profitable company – according to the latest balance sheet released by the company – is one of the few in the Belo Horizonte region, according to da Silva Souza, that doesn’t comply with the national nursing minimum wage law...

Last month, the Healthcare Union Network UNISaúde sent Hapvida a letter requesting negotiation around the above issues. To date, there has been no response from the company’s management. For this reason, healthcare workers have launched a national campaign, stating that they will continue pushing until the company meets their demands.