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SEIU, the union representing employees at Kern Medical, filed a complaint accusing the current hospital authority of financial misconduct. The union says that the current medical hospital authority overpaid their top executives by as much as 23 million dollars. Three top executives are named, including the CEO, CFO, and the former hospital CEO. An SEIU […]
The Service Employees International Union Local 521 has accused Kern County Hospital Authority executives of overpaying themselves through private consulting firms, alleging unauthorized compensation totaling $23 million over four years. Despite denials, the union claims a pattern of self-enrichment, which they say has harmed healthcare quality in Kern County. READ MORE
The public deserves to know why these administrators were able to keep their financial interests in mind while running the hospital,” SEIU member Ivonne Parker, a clinical lab scientist at Kern Medical, said in a Local 521 news release. READ MORE
Kern Medical Chief Executives Named in FPPC Complaint for Participating in Making Hospital Contracts in Which They Had Cognizable Financial Interests https://www.seiu521.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Post-Press-Release-KCHA-FPPC-.pdf
The complaint filed with the FPPC — or Fair Political Practices Commission —alleges that former CEO Russell Judd, current CEO Scott Thygerson and CFO Andrew Cantu funneled millions of dollars away from the public hospital to their own management.” companies. It also alleges the three played a role in influencing the Board of Governors to […]
The Service Employees International Union Local 521 (SEIU) representing workers at Kern Medical filed a complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission on Tuesday, alleging the Kern Medical Hospital Authority overpaid its top executives, through their own private consulting firms, around $23 million over the last four years. READ MORE
A release by the Service Employees International Union said that public officials allegedly participated in making contracts where they had cognizable financial interests, which is illegal under California law. SEIU representatives are asking that the FPPC agree to move forward to investigate the allegations listed in the complaint and to get responses from the parties […]
A nine-page report from the union, obtained by Becker’s, alleges the hospital failed to disclose management compensation accurately, failed to properly correct the issue when notified, and attempted to conceal this failed disclosure from the public. READ MORE
Service Employees International Union Local 521 accuses the Kern County Hospital Authority of overpaying two private consulting firms by some $23 million during the last four years, then taking steps afterward to shield the payments from public scrutiny. The union says it has asked for, but never received, a detailed explanation for the retroactive contract […]