The non-profit Foundation Health Services came under scrutiny in October when a report from Miami-Dade County’s inspector general criticized the unit’s “wasteful spending” and demanded Jackson stop its relationships with FHS, according to the report.
The new internal audit uncovered $735 in supplies sent to the home of FHS’ CEO as well as expenses for transportation passes for employees and 10 airfares more than $1,000.
Rolando Rodriguez, chief executive of FHS, said the expenses were legitimate, explainging that the supplies sent to his home were work-related and that employees receive transportation coverage and are allowed to take first-class flights when the flight is longer than six hours.
Jackson has since requested to form a new non-profit to takeover FHS’ marketing services and agreed to make the entity subject to open-record laws, according to the report.
Read the Miami Herald report on Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Read more coverage on Jackson Memorial Hospital:
– Miami-Dade OIG Finds “Wasteful” Spending by Jackson Health’s Foundation Health Services
– Florida’s Jackson Memorial Hospital May Receive Up To $50M in Federal Assistance
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