Senate panel OKs action against Steward Health Care CEO for defying subpoena
Members of a Senate committee looking into the bankruptcy of Texas-based Steward Health Care have adopted two resolutions designed to hold CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt for not testifying before t
Nurses Blast Steward Health Care's Greed: 'It Ruins You'
According to Committee Chair Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), multiple studies have shown that when private equity firms take over a hospital or healthcare facility, prices increase, quality declines, and workers are forced to do more with less.
US Senate issues criminal contempt against Steward CEO: goal is for force him to testify
The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee unanimously passed two resolutions that could force the Steward CEO to testify.
Steward Health Care CEO found in contempt for refusing to testify to Senate committee
The national hospital company Steward Health Care is in bankruptcy after piling up billions of dollars in debt.
Before hearing, Sen. Markey blames 'corporate greed' for Steward Health Care's collapse
"Using hospitals as a get-rich-quick scheme creates major disruptions for the actual provision of care," Markey's report argues.
Senate committee holds Steward Health CEO in contempt
A U.S. Senate committee voted Thursday to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in civil and criminal contempt after he refused to testify publicly about his company’s bankruptcy.
Senate committee recommends contempt charges for Steward CEO
A Senate committee voted to take steps to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in civil and criminal contempt​
Steward Health Care CEO held in criminal contempt by Sanders Senate committee
The resolutions now go to the Senate for consideration.
Steward CEO stands in contempt of Congress, Senate committee resolves
A subpoena issued by the U.S. Senate is not an optional request for an appearance, no matter how much money a person may possess, according to senators looking for testimony from Steward Health Care’s CEO.
U.S. Senate panel voted to approve contempt charges against Steward CEO
A U.S. Senate panel has voted to approve civil and criminal contempt charges against Steward Health Care CEO Doctor Ralph De La Toree after he defied a subpoena last week. Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey says De La Torre needs to face the people he hurt.
Steward hospitals financial problems: What to know about Rockledge and Melbourne medical centers
Steward Health Care, which owns and operates two ... a story detailing many of Steward's already reported financial ...
Ahead of U.S. Senate hearing, report details ‘Steward’s financial chaos’
More than half of Steward Health Care-owned hospitals ranked in the bottom half of acute care hospitals nationwide for ...
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The devastating human toll caused by Steward’s financial failure
CEO Ralph de la Torre's secret financial dealings led to depleted hospitals. Patients suffered — and some died.
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Patients will suffer with bankrupt health care firm's closure of Steward Health Care hospitals, staff say
Staff are furious because they say that behind the failure of the Dallas-based company that owns the hospitals, Steward Health Care, lies a story of alleged corporate greed involving one of ...
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Whistleblower tells Congress Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre bragged he could sway foreign officials with "brown bags" of cash
A whistleblower has come forward to Congress alleging Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre ... consistently understaffed and found "multiple issues with the HVAC systems, elevators, and ...
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