South Coast Medical Center President Ran Debt Collection Firm That Served Hospital

Bruce Christian, the former president of South Coast Medical Center in Laguna Beach, Calif., operated a debt collection company that received medical payments from his own hospital, prompting nonprofit governance experts to suggest a conflict of interest, according to a Press Enterprise report.

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Mr. Christian ran South Coast Medical Center from 2005-2009. He simultaneously served as the owner of Metro Republic Commercial Services, a consulting and medical debt collection firm in Corona, Calif., that provided at least $110,000 in services to South Coast while Mr. Christian was in charge.

South Coast disclosed the transaction as “self-dealing” in federal tax filings, which is allowed by board members of non-profit organizations under state law.
Mr. Christian now serves as CEO of the Loma Linda University Medical Center campus expected to open in 2011 in Murrieta, Calif.

Read the Press Enterprise report on Bruce Christian.

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