Florida Probes Tenet Hospital

The group ranks the questionable psychiatric admissions as an especially grave concern. But it also lists a number of local headlines, all published over the past couple of months, when making its case as well. They include:

• "U.S. Warns St. Mary's on Possible Loss of Medicare" -- Palm Beach Post
  
• "Tenet Settles Suits for $31 Million; Cases Stem from Severe Infections in Center's Cardiac Unit" -- Sun-Sentinel
  
• "Wyett to Hospital: 'Shape up or Ship out.' Town Council President Wants Investigation of Good Samaritan's Operations, Calls for Sale of Facility if Recommendations Ignored" -- Palm Beach Post

Citing such problems, the shareholder committee has called for Steigman's immediate dismissal.

"When Tenet ticks off claimed reforms, one item on their list is the elimination or replacement of 40 executives," the group recently stated. "We believe they should quickly increase that number -- by at least one."