A former government at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska, was arrested Aug. 25 for allegedly stealing $108,000 from the medical facility, in line with the Alaska Beacon.
Town and borough of Juneau, which owns the hospital, carried out an inside investigation that led to the arrest.
“We grew to become conscious of this specific difficulty and downside by our inside whistleblowing course of and we’re grateful to the staff that raised these issues,” Robert Barr, the deputy metropolis supervisor, stated, in line with the Alaska Beacon.
Because of the investigation, Bradley Grigg, the previous chief behavioral well being officer at Bartlett Regional, was arrested and charged with two counts of theft within the first diploma. The hospital has since carried out further expenditure checks and balances, in line with the Alaska Beacon.
“We’re grateful to our staff who raised issues and introduced this difficulty to our consideration,” the hospital stated in an announcement shared with Becker’s on Aug. 26. “The actions of 1 particular person don’t outline a company. Our focus stays on our collective dedication to our [courtesy, accountability, respect and excellence] values and offering the best stage of public service to our group.”
Mr. Grigg grew to become chief behavioral well being officer of Bartlett Regional in 2017. He resigned final yr across the time CEO Rose Lawhorne, MSN, stepped down. Ms. Lawhorne was subsequently fired after metropolis workers stated she was having an “inappropriate relationship” with a subordinate, in line with information station KTOO. David Keith was named CEO of Bartlett Regional in July.
In January, Kevin Benson resigned as CFO of Bartlett Regional. Bob Tyk is serving as interim CFO.