As Cleveland-based MetroHealth continues to face increased scrutiny over how it spends public funds, an editorial published in the Plain Dealer said the system will no longer be an institution "everyone love[s] unreservedly" and called for it to increase its transparency.
The Plain Dealer's editorial board said the system needs to work harder to explain its management decisions and "up its political and public relations game." One such decision was that to spend $517,878 on severance salary and benefits to recently departed CFO Sharon Kelley when the system had to hire another executive as acting CFO at up to $576,000 to do Ms. Kelley's work.
"Bottom line: [Ms. Kelley] is collecting a hefty paycheck from the public while she looks for work and MetroHealth pays someone else to do her job," the editorial said.
Other issues highlighted in the editorial include the $240,000 pay for Maryland-based Stephany Neel, who is performing a $105,000 controller job while the system looks for a permanent candidate, according to the editorial.
Read the Plain Dealer editorial on MetroHealth.
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The Plain Dealer's editorial board said the system needs to work harder to explain its management decisions and "up its political and public relations game." One such decision was that to spend $517,878 on severance salary and benefits to recently departed CFO Sharon Kelley when the system had to hire another executive as acting CFO at up to $576,000 to do Ms. Kelley's work.
"Bottom line: [Ms. Kelley] is collecting a hefty paycheck from the public while she looks for work and MetroHealth pays someone else to do her job," the editorial said.
Other issues highlighted in the editorial include the $240,000 pay for Maryland-based Stephany Neel, who is performing a $105,000 controller job while the system looks for a permanent candidate, according to the editorial.
Read the Plain Dealer editorial on MetroHealth.
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