Airica Steed, who became CEO of MetroHealth in December 2022 and was fired less than two years later, sued the public hospital's board Monday. Steed alleges in the lawsuit that she was subjected to racial discrimination and fired by the board unlawfully while on medical leave despite having received positive performance reviews. She also claims that the board retaliated against her after she raised concerns about racial discrimination within the executive ranks and about missing public records; the board made public comments after her firing that harmed her reputation; and the board leaked her travel expenses to reporters to make her look bad.
