Mr. Chapman wrote that he thinks hospital employees’ jobs and benefits could have been saved and patient care improved using some of Mr. Rush’s compensation.
Mr. Rush’s salary has been frozen since Oct. 2008 at $445,000 plus benefits, said the board. The hospital also contributes $530,000 each year to a life insurance policy that Mr. Rush will receive when he retires.
Read the Statesville Record-Landmark report on Ed Rush.
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