Fred Vitello is no longer interim CEO and interim CFO of the John C. Fremont Healthcare District, which operates a critical access hospital in Mariposa, Calif., a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
He resigned Oct. 10 after eight months with the district, including two and a half months as interim CEO, according to communications manager Zack Peckinpah.
The resignation comes amid allegations of “sexual harassment of three different employees,” the Mariposa Gazette reported.
Board members recently questioned Mr. Vitello about the matter, which allegedly involved inappropriate text messages and images, according to the newspaper.
“Really the tone of the conversation, it was clear we couldn’t move on together,” Mr. Vitello told the Gazette Oct. 13.
Mr. Peckinpah confirmed to Becker’s Oct. 17 that there were three separate allegations which Mr. Vitello denied.
Stacey Kuzak, MSN, RN, formerly the district’s director of quality and rural health clinics, was appointed interim CEO by the board Oct. 15.
