Hospital chain declares bankruptcy

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Senate asks DOJ to go after the CEO.

Senate votes to hold Steward hospital CEO in criminal contempt — The Washington Post

Ralph de la Torre, who may now face prison time, is the first person in more than 50 years to be held in criminal contempt by the Senate, lawmakers said.

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This fiasco lays waste to the idea that physicians make better healthcare executives than anybody else.

 

[Fpg1245]

This fiasco lays waste to the idea that physicians make better healthcare executives than anybody else.

Probably non inferior haha
Still answerable to a board of directors and more importantly the punitive economics of running anything health related

 

[secretasianman]

This fiasco lays waste to the idea that physicians make better healthcare executives than anybody else.

can also be said that they went after this guy because he’s a doctor and it’s easier to get public support to fit the narrative.

 

[ambiturner]

can also be said that they went after this guy because he’s a doctor and it’s easier to get public support to fit the narrative.

Yeah I’m sure this guy is awful but no way was he the one pulling the strings. Will the PE owners suffer any consequences?

 

[PainDrain]

Massachusetts governor says a hospital was seized through eminent domain to keep it open

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says that her administration has formally seized a hospital through eminent domain to help keep it open and transition to a new owner.

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[NumTacos]

Poor Ralph, everyone is being so mean to him! Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre sues Senate panel over contempt resolution