The protest against Mr. Summersett was triggered by a recent termination of contracted emergency room physicians. According to the report, a “communication problem” led to the failure of contract renewals and the termination of 13 emergency room physicians. In place of the contracted group, Knapp Medical Center will outsource emergency medical services to another group of physicians from outside the Rio Grande Valley, according to the report.
According to the report, this falling out is not the first red flag signaling tension between hospital leaders and employees. Mr. Summersett has allegedly declined the release of financial information and has also been accused of removing members of the hospital’s board of directors for “asking too many questions,” according to the report.
Knapp Medical Center and a group of physicians are currently entangled in a lawsuit over whether the hospital is required to make certain documents, such as audited financial reports and personal expense reports, public.
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