Two more University of Maryland Medical System board members resign amid scrutiny over contracting practices
"I take very seriously the concerns raised regarding Board members that have business relationships with UMMS," Burch said in a statement. "Addressing this issue is of the highest priority for me and the organization. There is nothing more important than the trust of those who depend on our leadership."
Dillon reported in both 2017 and 2018 that his health care consulting firm,
Pevenstein, the founder of technology companies, reported that in 2017 his firms pulled in more than
Neither Dillon nor Pevenstein responded to a request for comment.
The resignations follow
The three departures from the board came after
The revelation has been met with widespread condemnation.
"I cannot remember a scandal of this scale taking place since I've been in office," Busch said Monday.
Board chair Burch said Tuesday he also has asked board members who currently have relationships with the medical system to immediately take a voluntary leave of absence during a review of the system's governance practices. Those members are:
"Let me be abundantly clear, this is not a reflection on any of the affected Board members or their businesses," Burch said. "Our Board members are incredibly talented professionals who bring invaluable expertise and perspective while advancing
Medical system CEO
Kelly's company
Kelly released a statement Tuesday welcoming the review of contracting practices.
"I fully support the request of Chairman Burch and am taking a voluntary leave of absence while the Board conducts its review. Furthermore, I welcome an independent and competitive review of our business relationship with UMMS," Kelly said. "Serving our community and helping to make
Soltesz also released a statement defending his work as CEO of The Soltesz Companies. His said his contact with the hospital system was competitively bid, predated his time on the board and is nearly complete. He, too, said he welcomed a review of the system's contracting practices.
Soltesz said his firm won a contract for engineering work at the hospital in 2013, five years before Hogan named him to the board. His company reported receiving more than
"Prior to 2018, I had no relationship with the UMMS board whatsoever," he said. "I have asked for an independent review of these facts, which I think will show that we complied with the highest ethical standards."
Chiasera is an executive at
Hogan, Miller and Busch planned to meet with Chrencik and
Miller said he hoped after the meeting he, Hogan and Busch would have a "unified response" to the contracting issues.
"Obviously there needs to be an audit," Miller said. "There needs to be changes."
Miller said they would push for more transparency and oversight of the board.
"This practice can't be allowed to continue," he said. "Some wrong decisions have taken place that need to be addressed and need to be addressed immediately."
News of the resignations came as two lawmakers said they were giving back or giving away campaign contributions they received from Pugh's book company.
The Olszewski campaign said Tuesday it would return the money, and Carter said she was looking into whether she could donate it to charity.
Carter, a
Pugh's book company also gave her campaign
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