PPH CEO Gets BIG Raise!

PPH CEO Michael Covert was given a $154,000 raise by the PPH Board.
ESCONDIDO: Hospital CEO's pay rises to $736K per year, plus possible bonus

The Pomerado hospital expansion has been canceled due to cost overruns on the new hospital, the downtown hospital's renovation has been canceled due to cost overruns on the new hospital, patient care "frills" have been eliminated due to cost overruns on the new hospital, etc.

Covert did not deserve a 26% raise.

The NCTimes Editorial Board disagrees with the Covert Raise:
EDITORIAL: Untenable spiral
Our View: Tying officials' pay to national averages no way to run government
EDITORIAL: Untenable spiral
Our View: Tying officials' pay to national averages no way to run government