Meanwhile, in Los Angeles a county audit has found that the consulting company hired to turn around troubled King/Drew Medical Center after years of mismanagement is in trouble of its own. Auditors concluded that Navigant Consulting may have billed the hospital for hours its employees were off-site and for time in which several took vacations. Navigant was awarded a $13.4 million contract to turn King/Drew around last year. News of the audit's findings provoked a sharp response. One county official commented, "Their billing practices for staff reflect the malfeasance they were hired to eliminate." Navigant disputes the findings.
- see this story from the Associated Press