Vax Card Fraud, Lost Equipment and Other Bad Behavior Revealed at City’s Public Hospitals
Closed investigation files reveal various misconduct at the Health and Hospitals Corporation, including a head surgeon who made staff plan his wedding and an ex-CEO who bent rules to secure his next job.
This article was originally published on by THE CITY
The city’s public hospital system has a lingering case of lying, cheating and stealing.
A Freedom of Information Law request by THE CITY about Department of Investigation probes revealed various levels of misconduct and inappropriate behavior.
Investigators focused on the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) found: several staffers who used fake vaccine cards; a top surgeon who had subordinates write his thank you notes after his wedding; missing equipment and drugs; and a former CEO who used his position to rewrite rules to land his next job, according to a review of the disciplinary documents.