Author: Dan Christensen and Buddy Nevins
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Broward Health’s Republican board fires recently hired law firm of Democratic fundraiser
By Dan Christensen and Buddy Nevins
FloridaBulldog.org
Five weeks after hiring a Fort Lauderdale law firm to help it respond to a state review of its contracts, Broward Health’s governing board reversed course Wednesday and fired the firm. -
Broward Health lawyer: Gov. Scott’s IG “intent upon destroying” public healthcare system
By Dan Christensen and Buddy Nevins
FloridaBulldog.org
An attorney hired by Broward Health to assist in responding to a state review of the district’s contracts has accused Gov. Rick Scott’s chief inspector general of being “intent upon destroying the very concept of a community-owned and operated public healthcare system.” -
Broward Health e-mails detail pressure to complete $71.4 million, no-bid advertising deal
By Buddy Nevins and Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A politically connected advertising firm repeatedly pressured Broward Health staff to complete a no-bid, multi-million dollar contract despite the suicide of CEO Dr. Nabil El Sanadi, the deal’s chief proponent. -
Suspended Broward Health board chairman sues Gov. Scott saying removal not lawful
By Dan Christensen and Buddy Nevins
FloridaBulldog.org
On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott suspended Broward Health Board Chairman David Di Pietro citing the “grave concerns” of his chief inspector general that board members might be interfering with her ongoing investigation. On Tuesday, Di Pietro fought back with an unusual civil lawsuit challenging Scott’s authority to suspend him. The suit also asks a Broward judge to order Scott to reinstate him to Broward Health’s board. -
Broward Health CEO paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in hush money to fired execs
By Dan Christensen and Buddy Nevins
FloridaBulldog.org
Acting Broward Health President/CEO Kevin Fusco apparently exceeded his spending authority last month when he signed a deal to pay more than $400,000 in hush money to a district executive who was fired after publicly criticizing a proposed $71.4 million, no-bid advertising contract. The same day, Fusco signed a second deal to pay another Broward Health Medical Center $537,000 to go away quietly. -
Advertising mogul threw fundraiser for chairman’s wife amid Broward Health deals
By Buddy Nevins and Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Just seven weeks after signing a $2.1 million-a-year no-bid contract with Broward Health, advertising executive Jordan Zimmerman threw a political fundraiser for the wife of the hospital district’s chairman.
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