El Camino Hospital
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El Camino hospital is a 411-bed hospital based in Mountain View, California. It is a not-for-profit hospital, run by Lee Domanico. In the San Francisco Bay Area it is considered one of the premier hospitals that has sought to embrace technology. Domanico took the hospital from a debt to cash-flow-positive position, by embracing wireless technology from privately-held companies such as Vocera and Sensitron.
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Domanico resigned abruptly in December, 2005, weeks before the Hospital announced a $140 million cost overrun on the new hospital facility designed by Domanico. Chairperson Edward Bough, MD said, "Lee (Domanico) can be abrasive."
Hospital District Board Member Mark O'Connor was sentenced for four counts of vandalism, one count of petty theft, and one count of unauthorized entry. His sentence included participation in an anger management program, two years probation, 30 days on a monitor program, and 100 hours of volunteer work.
Shortly after El Camino Hospital signed a contract with Sensitron, Domanico received stock options from Sensitron and a position on the "Advisory Board." El Camino Hospital has no conflict of interest policy. "There are individuals who ... seem to be very eager to sup from the public trough," said O'Connor.
Domanico's salary became an issue for the public as the Board continued to stonewall release of Domanico's contract. In 2005, the Mountain View Voice sued the El Camino District Board for the release of the contract. The Board finally settled with the Mountain View Voice by agreeing to pay the newspaper's legal expenses. Domanico "voluntarily" released his compensation at a Board meeting. He volunteered the information "to assure I am not violating your trust." He said he made approximately $600,000 per year, when his actual compensation was over $939,600. No doubt he was violating the public's trust. Board members didn't seem to know themselves what was in Domanico's contract, as Chairperson Bough said he was pleased Domanico had released the (incorrect and incomplete) information.
In 2006, the District Board began an investigation of Chairperson Edward Bough,MD and Board Member Dominick Curatola, MD for conflicts of interest. Dr. Curatola took exception to Board Member David Reeder's "insulting and presumptuous" implication. The Board took no action. Chairperson Bough's medical practice bought a $500,000 scanner from Siemens, which Board Member Reeder said was competition for the hospital. Bough did not disclose purchase of the scanner to the Board for several months. Reeder said, "I'm not comfortable with board members competing at this level with the hospital."
In 2006, El Camino Hospital replaced its long time auditing firm. Chairperson Edward Bough, MD said, "El Camino Hospital is no Enron."
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