STURGIS (WKZO AM/FM) — The CEO of Sturgis Hospital, who executed dramatic cutbacks, including the elimination of their birthing and hospice centers, has now also gotten the axe.
The hospital board relieved Robert LaBarge, the longtime executive, of his duties when they met this week.
His proposed cuts, including the elimination of 60-jobs, made him very unpopular, prompting the House Rep. Aaron Miller to call for his resignation.
Some of those jobs were saved when he struck a deal with Ascension Borgess to save their Oncology Center.
The reason for his termination was not immediately available.
(copy written by John McNeill)
