Trouble at Pennock
Seems there is some extreme trouble brewing at Pennock Hospital.As per the Banner this week, Harry Doele has been charged with theft and fraud. Now remember, he is innocent until proven guilty but it appears he was illegally taking meds from the pharmacy and taking them. His attorney has relayed as to Harry taking them but legally.
I have worked at Pennock several years ago and got to know Harry then. I currently am studying at Western in their medical program and am assigned to work with substance abusers. Harry is a good man that appears to have become addicted to pain killers. This is more common than anyone realizes. I am not concerned with this as Harry is strong enough to overcome this addiction. I have total faith in him in doing this. I just hope that the community dooes not "label" him as weak and shuns him in the future. He is capable of greatly adding to the quality of life here in Barry county.
I do want to point out another disturbing behavior that has been going on for many years at Pennock though. the administration there uses the hospital like they own it themselves. I have personally witnessed them taking vehicles and property and never returning it. The upper administration takes the hospital trucks for personal use, burning hospital fuel for this use, taking hospital supplies, materials, and tools without reimbursing the hospital in any way. They have ordered the maintenence department to repair their personal things on hospital time. On more than one accasion, they have steered "sweetheart deals" to friends of theirs. One of these deals I persoanlly know of netted one of these "friends" over $100,000 only to have the poor work replaced several years later costing much more.
Many of the old administrators have been pushed out and the problem has been reduced but it still goes on. Department heads are in place only due to being friends with upper management and not for any experience or education. This "good ole boy" behavior enabled Harry to do what he did without feeling he was doing anything wrong. Of course we on the outside of that enviornmment do know it was wrong to take anything from an employer like that but it is so Pervasive there at Pennock, I am sure he lost sight of it.
I guess the point I am trying to make here is that Harry was only doing the same thing as many other administrators currently do. He should not be punished for this unless all others are too. Help Harry to get over this and return him to his position. He may need to be supervised for some time but he is good at what he was doing. The hospital is doing better under his administration than it had under a previous CEO.
I have worked at Pennock several years ago and got to know Harry then. I currently am studying at Western in their medical program and am assigned to work with substance abusers. Harry is a good man that appears to have become addicted to pain killers. This is more common than anyone realizes. I am not concerned with this as Harry is strong enough to overcome this addiction. I have total faith in him in doing this. I just hope that the community dooes not "label" him as weak and shuns him in the future. He is capable of greatly adding to the quality of life here in Barry county.
I do want to point out another disturbing behavior that has been going on for many years at Pennock though. the administration there uses the hospital like they own it themselves. I have personally witnessed them taking vehicles and property and never returning it. The upper administration takes the hospital trucks for personal use, burning hospital fuel for this use, taking hospital supplies, materials, and tools without reimbursing the hospital in any way. They have ordered the maintenence department to repair their personal things on hospital time. On more than one accasion, they have steered "sweetheart deals" to friends of theirs. One of these deals I persoanlly know of netted one of these "friends" over $100,000 only to have the poor work replaced several years later costing much more.
Many of the old administrators have been pushed out and the problem has been reduced but it still goes on. Department heads are in place only due to being friends with upper management and not for any experience or education. This "good ole boy" behavior enabled Harry to do what he did without feeling he was doing anything wrong. Of course we on the outside of that enviornmment do know it was wrong to take anything from an employer like that but it is so Pervasive there at Pennock, I am sure he lost sight of it.
I guess the point I am trying to make here is that Harry was only doing the same thing as many other administrators currently do. He should not be punished for this unless all others are too. Help Harry to get over this and return him to his position. He may need to be supervised for some time but he is good at what he was doing. The hospital is doing better under his administration than it had under a previous CEO.
posted by Children's Dad at 8:08 AM
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