A leadership shakeup at a South Florida hospital system has spilled straight into court, with the operator accusing its recently ousted chief executive of trying to grab control of the company’s bank accounts on his way out.
Healthcare Systems of America, which runs a network of five South Florida hospitals, has sued former CEO Michael Sarian in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, alleging he moved to change who could access the system’s money right after he was removed from the top job. The company says the maneuver put at risk the funds it relies on to pay staff, vendors and cover patient care, and that more than $750,000 is wrapped up in the dispute.
The complaint asks for emergency court orders to block any transfers tied to the contested accounts…