Earlier this month I had a doctor's order for an MRI. I talked to the folks at Medstar in Leonartown to schedule an appointment. I was told that they had no openings until June.
This seemed unreasonable to me so I asked why the delay and was told that, of the three machines available, two were inoperable. I wonder how long this has been going on and why they haven’t been fixed.
A little later a relative tried to schedule a bone density test and was told their machine was broken. I wondered when this would be repaired.
Before I say anything else I want to make it clear that every single person I’ve talked to about any health matter has been polite, professional, helpful and friendly. These folks are some of the best I’ve met and, being ancient, I’ve seen quite a few.
After thinking about this situation, the failure to repair or replace machines that are crucial to the health of the community, I decided to dig into Medstar Health. Why hadn’t these machines been repaired or replaced?
Medstar Health is a not-for-profit 501(c3) organization. As such they must post or make available an IRS Form 990. Since this is a not-for-profit organization, there are good folks who study entities like Medstar Health and evaluate how they spend their funds so that you can decide whether you want to donate to them or not. One of the best is “Charity Navigator" at www.charitynavigator.org/ein/522087445.
The information I found on their website was interesting, and I discovered that the “not-for-profit” part applied to the organization but seemingly not to the executives.
For the year 2024, the latest I could find reported by “Charity Navigator,” their compensation shocked me and gave me an insight as to why the MRI and bone density machines were not repaired or replaced. Total compensation for 2024: CEO Keneth A Samet was $7,083,748 and executive VPs collectively was $11,402,531.
I wonder if other MedStar Health facilities are having similar difficulties.
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