May 6, 2021 1:29pm
A case filed in federal court last week alleges the former executives embezzled millions with the support of the hospital s then-president and chairman. They were also accused of returning millions in pandemic relief funds to avoid a government audit. (Getty/eccolo74)
Kansas Heart Hospital has filed a lawsuit against two former executives it alleges stole almost $7 million in unauthorized compensation and blocked more than $4 million in CARES Act relief from reaching the hospital.
The case was filed last week in Kansas’ U.S. District Court and names former Chief Financial Officer Steve Smith and former Chief Operating Officer Joyce Heismeyer as the defendants.