Two executives who used to work at Quincy (Mass.) Medical Center and were fired after Boston-based Steward Health Care bought the hospital now seek severance payments for a combined $603,000, according to a Patriot Ledger report.
Apurv Gupta, MD, Quincy Medical Center's former CMO, and Victor Munger, former senior vice president of human resources, filed the claims as part of the hospital's bankruptcy case.
Dr. Gupta and Mr. Munger argued Steward, which is owned by for-profit private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, released statements that it would keep all employees during the transition. They were notified of their terminations Oct. 7, 2011, and the terminations were effective retroactively on Oct. 1, 2011, which was when Steward acquired Quincy Medical Center. Steward did not comment on why the two executives were fired.
Dr. Gupta is asking for $468,000, and Mr. Munger is seeking $135,000. Steward has until Feb. 28 to a file a response to their claims.
Apurv Gupta, MD, Quincy Medical Center's former CMO, and Victor Munger, former senior vice president of human resources, filed the claims as part of the hospital's bankruptcy case.
Dr. Gupta and Mr. Munger argued Steward, which is owned by for-profit private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, released statements that it would keep all employees during the transition. They were notified of their terminations Oct. 7, 2011, and the terminations were effective retroactively on Oct. 1, 2011, which was when Steward acquired Quincy Medical Center. Steward did not comment on why the two executives were fired.
Dr. Gupta is asking for $468,000, and Mr. Munger is seeking $135,000. Steward has until Feb. 28 to a file a response to their claims.
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