Another executive will leave Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., amid a system-wide shakeup.
On Friday, Maria Longo, RN, director of emergency nursing at Coney Island Hospital, submitted her letter of intent to retire, effective April 1.
Three other executives have left Coney Island Hospital, part of NYC Health + Hospitals, in recent weeks.
Robert Hughes left his position as acting executive director of the hospital, John Maese, MD, the hospital's medical director, transitioned to a new leadership role on a system-wide initiative and Terry Mancher, RN, the hospital's CNO, retired.
NYC Health + Hospitals spokesman Ian Michaels told Becker's the leadership shakeup was necessary to improve the hospital's culture.
"As the evaluation of NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island continues under new leadership, other changes may be made and other staff may choose to resign or retire. We care committed to doing whatever necessary to improve the patient experience culture of the hospital," said Mr. Michaels.
A New York Post article claims the leadership changes at Coney Island Hospital are related to the controversial death of 47-year-old Grisel Soto, who died at the facility Feb. 1 after nursing staff misdiagnosed her as suffering from an overdose of synthetic marijuana. The patient's family believes she died of meningitis.
The health system has disputed claims that the executive changes are related to Ms. Soto's death.
NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public hospital system in the U.S., serves approximately 1.4 million patients per year.
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