Individuals who have expressed their opposition to the ouster include El Camino Hospital Foundation’s board member Willem P. Roelandts and the head of the hospital’s nursing union. Foundation board members, who are responsible for fundraising, were upset at the ouster because they were neither involved in the decision nor made aware of the move until the decision was made public, according to the news report.
The hospital’s foundation is already starting to feel pressure from donors, who have made calls to the organization on suspicion that the hospital may be struggling. The hospital will likely lose out on money as donors start to drop out, Mr. Roelandts said in the news report.
Pat Briggs, president of the hospital’s nurses union, said she was surprised by the ouster, especially since the hospital had experienced a significant financial turnaround, but was not surprised by the board’s lack of transparency and communication over the matter, according to the news report.
Read the news report about the backlash following former CEO Kenneth Graham’s ouster.
Read other coverage about executive moves:
– HCA North Texas Division Names Dr. Nathan Scott Robins CMO
– Oregon’s Providence Health and Services Names Theron Park CEO
– CEO Jay Finnegan Resigns From Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center
