Tenet Takes Another Shot

Tenet's (THC Quote) weakened immune system just took another hit.

Late Tuesday, Tenet learned that another hospital-level executive will probably be indicted this week for her role in an alleged kickback scheme. Mina Nazaryan, associate administrator of Tenet's Alvarado Hospital Medical Center in San Diego, could face many of the same criminal charges filed in July against Alvarado CEO Barry Weinbaum. Although she is already accused of obstructing justice in the investigation, Nazaryan could land in prison if the charges prove true and she refuses to cooperate with federal authorities.

Federal investigators allege that both Nazaryan and Weinbaum arranged physician relocation agreements that rewarded doctors with illegal kickbacks. Alvarado is just one of seven Tenet-owned hospitals in the southern California region suspected of participating in the scheme. ...