The CEO allegedly accepted lodging and limousine service from Cardinal Health to attend a CEO roundtable event in Manhattan during Sept. 2007. The event was sponsored by Cardinal Health, which contracts with the hospital.
A spokesperson for the hospital said the CEO was unaware accepting the lodging and travel “would be an issue.” However, as a public-benefit organization, the hospital’s employees are banned from accepting gifts worth more than “nominal value,” according to the report.
Read the Journal News’ report on the Westchester Medical Center CEO fine.
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