-Sheik Amir appointed to act

CHIEF Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Michael Khan has once again been sent on administrative leave.This was confirmed yesterday by Chairman of GPHC, Dr. Max Hanoman, who indicated that Khan received instructions to proceed on leave Tuesday, from the Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton.

The hospital confirmed that of Dr. Sheik Amir has been appointed as the acting CEO. Dr. Amir has been operating in the position of Director of Medical Services for a number of years. That position, Dr Hanoman said, will now be filled by Dr. David Samaroo for the time being.

Meanwhile, Dr Hanoman indicated that the GPHC will be interviewing persons for the position of Deputy CEO soon. Efforts to contact the Minister for a comment on the issue proved futile.

Khan has been CEO of the GPHC for a number of years, before he was sent on administrative leave on September 9, 2015, to allow for investigations to be conducted into the operations of the institution.

Khan was reinstated in August 2016 by the Chairman of GPHC, Max Hanoman, but was at that time told to remain off the job by the Minister of Public Health, so as to facilitate the review of the forensic audit.

However, the contentious issue saw the Hospital’s Chairman noting that “Khan was sent on leave to facilitate the forensic audit… When the findings were released by Junior Finance Minister Jaipaul Sharma, nothing criminal or fraudulent was found against him.”
Therefore, Dr. Hanoman had added that no serious issues cited in the report debarred Khan from resuming duty as CEO of the GPHC “so it is “only right that he be allowed to return to work.”