The new managers, Debbie Waters and Pam Gaefeke, were hired around the same time the hospital moved to a new $27 million, 25-bed replacement facility. However, since last fall 16 hospital employees, including registered nurses, have been demoted, resigned or fired, according to the news report.
According to the news report, most of the former employees resigned, and nearly all allege supervisors have criticized and harassed them “to the point of embarrassment.” One former registered nurse alleges a supervisor threatened to fire her for false documentation, an allegation that never actually occurred, she said. Another former employee claimed she was fired after being unfairly criticized for the care she delivered, according to the news report.
Despite the complaints by former employees, hospital CEO Kenneth Reid said no employee has been demoted or harassed; staff morale is high; and approximately five of those who resigned can be called into work on a part-time, as-needed basis, according to the news report.
Read the news report about Carlinville Area Hospital.
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