Close to 225 healthcare workers, elected officials and community supporters from across Florida marched almost a mile to Aventura Medical Center in Miami to call on the hospital to invest in its workers, not executive pay.



“Invest in our hospital by putting profits back into our community,” said David Herron, a CT technician at Aventura Hospital. “Healthcare workers need to focus on caring for patients and cleaning our hospitals without having to worry about how they can afford to keep the lights on. These jobs demand focus.”



Nurses and caregivers from HCA-affiliated hospitals around the state along with elected officials gathered in solidarity with Aventura Hospital workers, many of whom earn less than $10 an hour or have a hard time keeping up with the rising cost of living because their wages are capped.



“I represent you and all hardworking Floridians,” said State Senator Oscar Braynon. “I stand with you here today because we must fight to change the current wave of economic inequality that plagues our communities. Today represents a right step in ridding what has become a national crisis.”