David Di Pietro has resigned as chairman of Broward Health just days after winning a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Rick Scott to regain his position at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based system, according to a WPLG news report.
Gov. Scott suspended Mr. Di Pietro in late March. In his executive order, Gov. Scott said Mr. Di Pietro had engaged in malfeasance. On Monday, Broward County Judge Lisa Phillips held that the order did not meet the requirements of Florida law because it failed to state the specific acts that led to Mr. Di Pietro's suspension. Judge Phillips ruled that Mr. Di Pietro be reinstated as chairman of Broward Health.
On Tuesday, Gov. Scott appealed the Broward County judge's decision. However, an appeal will not be necessary, as Mr. Di Pietro sent a letter Thursday to Gov. Scott to announce he was stepping down from his position as chairman, according to the report.
"Although I have served with honor on the board, your actions have made it obvious to me that exercising my independent, fiduciary judgment as a board member is not consistent with your interests…," wrote Mr. Di Pietro in his letter to the governor. "No matter how hard I may try to fix the problems at Broward Health, it is stifled with so much political interference that my continued membership is utterly futile."
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