the "UK arm" of Hospital Corporation of America, "caters for around half of all private patients in London." The main hospital sites within the United Kingdom it operates include: It opened urgent care walk-in centres at London Bridge Hospital and the Portland Hospital in March 2018. It claims that patients, on average, wait just seven minutes to see a nurse and 17 minutes to see a doctor. In February 2022, outsourced cleaning staff at London Bridge Hospital reported a lack of PPE, no access to sick pay, a lack of training and no prior warning about which rooms may be contaminated with the virus through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Princess Grace Hospital specializes in breast cancer and surgery, aided by Kefah Mokbel and Nick Perry who, in 2005, founded The London Breast Institute. Significant areas of operation Medical education In recent years, HCA Healthcare has become a significant provider of clinical and medical education. It is the largest sponsor of graduate medical education programs in the U.S., with 56 teaching hospitals in 14 states, primarily in regions with a deficit of physician training programs. The company includes Research College of Nursing and Mercy School of Nursing, and has several advanced nursing simulation training centers. In early 2020, it completed the purchase of a majority stake in Galen College of Nursing, which operates five campuses and offers Bachelor of Science and Associate of Science nursing degrees. Workforce education and support HCA Healthcare claims they spent $70.8 million in student loan assistance, tuition reimbursement, and certification support through its voucher program in 2019. They also claim that in 2019 they distributed $7.7 million through the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund ($56 million in support since 2005) in financial support to employees suffering hardship such as natural disaster or illness. Controversies During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, HCA hospital nurses and other workers spoke out about the lack of PPE. In 2020, there was an outcry against HCA following the deaths of two nurses Celia Yap-Banago and Rosa Luna who worked at HCA hospitals in Kansas City and California and had contracted coronavirus, despite the alarm having been raised about the lack of PPE at work. In May 2020, the Intercept reported that HCA hired professional union busters costing $400 an hour—to break up proposed union actions by nurses in North Carolina complaining of cuts in staff, poor communication, and lack of