The system based in Cortez, Colorado, ousted its CFO less than two weeks after giving the boot to its CEO, CNO, and chief of ambulatory services.
Anthony G. Sudduth, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, took over Monday as interim CEO of Southwest Health System, based in Cortez, Colorado, after the organization fired a fourth C-Suite executive this month.
Sudduth's specialty in healthcare finance appears to be of particular importance to the system, since money woes were cited when three executives were booted from their jobs earlier this month.
CEO Kent Rogers, CNO Karen Pasquin, and chief ambulatory services officer Ken Boucher “were separated from the organization” on April 6, a system spokesperson told The Journal newspaper.
Ten days later, on Friday, CFO Angela Kobel was booted from her job as well, the organization announced Monday.
“In the absence of a CEO, it became apparent that Ms. Kobel was no longer able to fulfill the responsibilities of the position,” Southwest Board Chairman Paul Deshayes said in a news release, as The Journal reported.
The system has hired Community Hospital Corporation's consulting arm to assess the hospital's current operations and possible areas of improvement.
Steven Porter is an associate content manager and Strategy editor for HealthLeaders, a Simplify Compliance brand.