Georgia's Erlanger at Hutcheson Hospital Board Terminates Former CEO's Severance Pay

The board of directors of Erlanger at Hutcheson in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., recently voted to stop the severance payments for former President and CEO Charles Stewart, according to a Times Free Press report.

Stewart resigned from Erlanger at Hutcheson in Feb. 2011, and the previous board approved a 15-month severance package worth up to $407,000, according to the report.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System took over Erlanger at Hutcheson, previously known as Hutcheson Medical Center, in May 2011 after it had reported millions in losses, defaulted on a $35-million bond and laid off 75 employees.

Hutcheson Board Chairman Corky Jewell said in the report that Mr. Stewart "failed to take care of business" and "there were some oversights [and] occasions of improper management by the previous administration."

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