Eleanor Slater Hospital CEO removed as questions swirl
PROVIDENCE — In the first sign of a shakeup in the top ranks at the state-run Eleanor Slater Hospital, Jennifer White has been removed as interim chief executive officer.
In response to a Journal inquiry, Linda Reilly, spokeswoman for the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, confirmed that: "Jen White is no longer the interim CEO of ESH."
White remains chief financial officer "assigned'' to BHDDH, the agency that runs the Eleanor Slater Hospital.
Many questions remain unanswered.
Among them: Why was chief medical officer Brian Daly paid $400,551 last year, including $120,025 in overtime, at the same time BHDDH embarked on a major cost-cutting drive that eventually included the layoff of frontline doctors?