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While it was losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year, Steward paid at least $250 million to its chief executive officer, Dr. Ralph de la Torre, and to his other companies during the four years he was the hospital chain’s majority owner.
September 6, 2024
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One patient was found unresponsive in a hospital hallway; another collapsed and died while waiting in a registration line. Others died after overworked hospital staff did not monitor their conditions. Four died after developing a mold infection from an outbreak that wasn’t properly contained. All were patients at Steward hospitals.
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Instead of the $75 fee Rebecca Smith, a breast cancer survivor, had been paying for an office visit and blood draw since she started treatments in 2017, Novant hit her with a bill for about $400 for the visit.
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