The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) today said that Michael Khan, Chief Executive Officer, GPHC has proceeded on administrative leave with effect from September 09, 2015.
In his absence, Allan Johnson, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (Ag) at the institution. Johnson is the CEO of the New Amsterdam Hospital.
Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton had told Stabroek News that it was at the suggestion of auditors that Khan was asked to proceed on leave.
Norton noted that since the APNU+AFC government took office they have made “efforts to have forensic audits of several government departments and ministries including the GPHC and the Ministry of Health (MoH).”
According to the Minister, the audit report for the MoH recommended that the Permanent Secretary be asked to take the leave he had accumulated. Similarly the audit of the GPHC which was recently concluded has recommended that the CEO be asked to proceed on leave.
“It is the general policy of the new government not to allow workers to accumulate leave so Khan has been asked to proceed on leave both for this reason and to facilitate further investigations into the procurement and storage of medication and medical supplies,” Norton explained
Specific concerns have been raised by the auditors about the stocking and management of a MoH bond.
