EstherMichael

I sued them and they settled. See my update.

Hi! Did you record (via audio or email)any of your conversation with this manager? How long ago did this happen? I'm in DFW too. Thanks for the update. Send me an email if you'd like because I have some advice for you on how to possibly beat them at their own game. The hospitals have now become the "killing fields", depending on how much people know about the truth behind C0vid. I'll never work in a hospital again either!

UPDATE 11 YEARS LATER Hello Everyone! It is now 2023 and I don't think that I've logged in for at least the past 11 years. I changed my username from Imfunnyfool777 to EstherMichael tonight. I sued HCA in 2011 for wrongful termination, retaliation via false statements on my group one report. After 2.5 to 3 years, they eventually settled $$$ out of court and were ordered to remove the bold faced lie labeled as "misconduct" from my report. Once I was taken off their BS "blacklist", I never had any further issues. The attorney that represented me worked on contingency fee. I am truly shocked to learn that these evildoers are still at it with HCA STILL being the main offenders. It's disgusting. So how's it going for everyone nowadays :D

Ok...sounds like maybe I had not made my case clear. I provided "whistleblew" this information within a 3 month timespan NOT after I was given the choice to be fired and blacklisted or give my involuntary resignation. I was working in the Risk Management dept (temporarily) as well as the ER. It was my decision to inform the quality and risk mgmt team of the unethical and unsafe issues in the ER. Sure, had I opened my mouth after being fired then yes that could be viewed as a retaliatory on my part. A lawyer would not have accepted my case based on a contingency fee. And because i provided this jacked up info to the QA department and was terminated AFTER the fact...it then appeared retaliatory on their part. I was and am considered a whistleblower. The point of this thread is to inform nurses etc of the "Group One" entity and how employers use it as a form of blackmail to force the resignations of their employees. I don't mind discussing my case but I do not have to explain myself for my decisions. So Unless one thoroughly knows the issues in/of my Case, it's probably best to keep certain opinions unsaid. Remember...this is about Group ONE and only bits and pieces of my personal experience has been provided as an example.

@Vespertinas, I didn't choose to get blacklisted, I chose to do the right thing. What do I feel I have a accomplished? I'm not sure how to feel about that question but here is my answer: I accomplished getting to sleep at night with a clear conscience, i accomplished keeping my nursing license, I accomplished learning just how evil administration is, I accomplished being a leader for myself as well as for my peers, I accomplished NOT killing any of my patients by adminstering narcotics, I accomplished NOT breaching the standard of care, I accomplished to practice nursing INSTEAD of medicine, and I hope to accomplish teaching the suits and ties a lesson by the end of my lawsuit. That lesson being that every once in a while... someone will come along and stand up for him/herself and catch you off guard and do right by their peers and the patients. Overall, I accomplished not giving in to unfounded fear. I'm very different when it comes to bullying and harassment in the workplace, it's wrong and I will not be anyone's rag doll. Let's face it, doing what I did is a scary thing...but at the end of the day it was the right thing to do.

HCA is a blackballing piece of ****! Stay away. Read my post regarding "blacklisting in Texas." They are a private institution and every dollar counts no matter how they get it. SNAKES!

@Vespertinas: Are you referring to the whistleblower incident and my option to resign from that particular hospital? If so well the bottom line for me is that I am not one to be bullied. I knew the possible ramifications but I wasn't going to stand there like almost every other person in this situation and be blackmailed. They committed things such as fraud but worse was the ordering of narcotics without even seeing the patients. They intentionally did not sign the orders and would want the nurses to administer these medications without a signature therefore without a primary physician to take responsibility. The nurses were told to give these medications and then were mandated to place the unsigned orders back into the physicians rack for another physician to assume patient care. UM...WRONG! So as far as i'm concerned i did the right thing. I'm a leader not a follower. Doctors nor suits and ties intimidate me when i know that i am right and everyone else knows that I was right by doing right by the patient. So...I do not regret my decision and I hope that I helped to save a life by speaking up. And all HR's in my opinion are for the employer not the employee. They are there to keep the hospital from getting sued by an employee. If you think that they are there to help you...well let's just hope that you do not have to learn it the hard way. So, yes my name is out there as of course a "troublemaker" or a "whistleblower." I like to think of it more as "I know my ****, " "you can't push me around," and "I will go toe to toe with anyone when it comes to my license and patient safety." I'm actually very easy to get along with. I get along well with all of my coworkers, i have a great rapport with my patients, but in reality all that really matters are numbers and money. OH...this company also labeled literally the patients wristbands with a colored marker to distinguish those with insurance and without... can we say EMTALA violation...you can't do that! So i'm very passionate about this and I won't back down from any of it. I am taking the blows but in the end they will be the one's in trouble and on the news. Just imagine for one second your family member being treated like this. It's really a bunch a ******** and they've got their hands full with me and they know it. That's why they are trying to ruin me but as far as i'm concerned they can BRING IT, because I was born ready. I'm not cocky folks, i'm just passionate and ****** off about how these employers bully US and i'm not going to stand for it any longer.

I resigned my position to transfer to a sister hospital for which i had already been offered the position. The sister hospital told me to go on ahead and give my 2 weeks notice. a week or so prior to this i had an MVC and missed 2 days. The mgr told me that she needed a "body" not matte what and that even if i did come in and had to leave that i would still be considered absent. The 3rd day i was tardy after the mvc because i couldn't find coverage and could barely move but i called them and told them that i was not feeling well and that i would be late. So this was the final reason that they used against me to give me my 3rd occurence which means "write up" the other reasons were some tardies. Techinically i didn't have to go in for that 3rd shift because up to 3 consecutive shifts equals one occurence. But because i'm stupid I still went in but called in that I would be late. For this...i got written up when I could've just stayed home instead. So since i was "written up" my transfer offer was rescinded. I was written up after I had accepted this other position. The whole reason for my resignation was for the transfer...but my employer decided to take my resignation regardless and then stated that they weren't sure if my transfer would go through. Although the HR respresentatives had already made that determination by discussing my file. So here I am JOBLESS!

thanks for all the replies. at this point group one is a dfw metroplex nightmare . it's not just nurses, but healthcare employees across the board...so that is correct. good advice about trying to reach more healthcare employees and not just nurses. the following is just a little info from their web-site: [color=#c0504d]topic: group one services[color=#c0504d]http://www.gp1.com/ [color=#c0504d]"group one services is a consumer reporting agency" operating under the legal authority ofthe federal fair credit reporting act ([color=#c0504d]fcra[color=#c0504d])." this provides employers the ability to share information on former employees through a third party reporting agency such as group one." blackballing! [color=#c0504d]"founded by the dallas-fort worth hospital council in 1988 to meet the healthcare providers' - and only the healthcare providers' - constantly changing needs in the areas of criminal background checks, salary surveys and employee termination data." blackballing! [color=#c0504d]1. [color=#c0504d]we serve healthcare employers exclusively. [color=#c0504d]2. get instant access to applicant work history information provided by other clients upon termination and accumulated through primary verification." blackballing! "do i have to give termination information? no, but it is important that facilities receiving termination information participate in a reciprocal relationship with our other employer clients." and this is their (the employer's) smoking gun! do what we say or else we will put whatever we want to on your group one report! i still can't believe how many nurses in texas have not heard of this entity?? hca healthcare employers are the main offenders without a doubt. if an employer wants to "get rid of you", they give you two options: :thankya:1. if you resign, we will not "group one" you. 2. if we have to terminate you, then we will "group one" you. the phrase "we will group one you," is one that employer's use in a threatening manner to intimidate the employee into a resignation. if the employee does not comply with the resignation process/suggestion then the employer will seek vengeance to ruin the employees' career via group one services. the healthcare employers can submit any retaliatory comments/statements regarding the reasons for the employees' termination. it is within their power and judgment to provide this data whether it is true or false. therefore, if your manager does not like you, he or she can blacklist you . this is an abuse of authority, unjust, and career suicide for a healthcare employee . i do not believe that ruining the careers of healthcare workers was the original intent of group one services. what i do believe is that healthcare employers have found a loophole via this particular system that has enabled them to hold their employees hostage to administrative and political bullying tactics. i have researched this quite thoroughly and if you have any questions just "holler" :w00t: as we say in texas!

Hello to everyone! I was recently placed on the legalized loophole blacklist entitled "GROUP ONE." An HCA facility has retaliated against me for being a whistleblower. I have a lawsuit against them and it's been going on for a little over a year. Anyway, i would like to know if anyone would like to join me in putting a stop to this type of employer abuse. Many careers have been ruined over this group one entity. If your boss submits your name and negative comments regarding your termination, no hospital in DFW will hire you unless they are desperate. In the event that you do get hired you will be treated like crap and will be under constant surveillance. Isn't there a nursing shortage? Let's do the math...nursing shortage percentage? total amount (%) of nurses on the blacklist and blackballed? hmm...curious? me too. I will be fighting this by myself or with all of the nurses out there who have been a victim of this type of retaliation. All the nurses in Texas should fight against this regardless if you are on this list or not. Things could change for you tomorrow. These hospitals are bullies and sometimes it takes just one person to get the ball rolling...I guess I have hired myself for the job. This abuse is so ridiculous and makes me embarrassed to be a nurse in Texas. If you are a bad nurse...dangerous...incompetent that would be a legitimate reason to have issues finding employment or having this information on your group one report. The State Board will handle your situation. In my case, because i refused to resign my director was forced to terminate me. He gave me the option to resign and NOT be placed on group one/blacklisted. He also stated that if he had to terminate me then he would have to submit the reasons for my termination on a group one report/therfore being blacklisted. This is career suicide and you can say bye bye to working at any hospital here in DFW. The point is that this service is used maliciously by employers and has spiraled out of control. Please share your experience with group one or employer threats regarding group one.

Hello to everyone! I was recently placed on the "GROUP ONE" i'm retaliating against you because you didn't resign LIST. I am a whistleblower and proud of it. Because of my big ovaries, an HCA facility has once again abused this system. I am suing them for retaliation. Anyway, i would like to know who would like to work with me in getting some sort of justice regarding this abuse. Isn't there a nursing shortage? Let's do the math...nursing shortage percentage? total amount (%) of nurses on the blacklist and blackballed? hmm...curious? me too. I will be fighting this by myself or with all of the nurses out there who have been a victim of this type of retaliation. All the nurses in Texas should fight against this regardless if you are on this list or not. Things could change for you tomorrow. These hospitals are bullies and sometimes it takes just one person to get the ball rolling...and that person is ME! This abuse is so ridiculous and makes me embarrassed to be a nurse in Texas. If you are a bad nurse...dangerous...well then the State Board will handle you. If you are great nurse and whistleblower because you did right by the patient and then ended up blacklisted...then that is just wrong. I want to know who wants to fight this with me...because i will not give up. Any ideas? please share!