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Valley Children’s boasts $1.68bil in assets. Lawsuit alleges it paid nurses sub-minimum wage.
A class action suit filed on behalf of nonexempt nurses at Valley Children's alleges the hospital paid on-call nurses below minimum wage as it boasts record profits and sky-high executive compensation.
June 12, 2024
Valley Children’s chief Suntrapak: “Not for me to say” if $5.5mil salary is excessive
One day after Valley Children's PR staff released a supercut of talking points from CEO Todd Suntrapak, the hospital chief sat down for his first TV interview in months with ABC30.
June 11, 2024
Valley Children’s CEO breaks his silence – with an interview from PR team
Before Todd Suntrapak's first TV interview since the fallout surrounding excessive compensation, Valley Children's released a different kind of interview to staff.
June 10, 2024
Community Health System strikes $1.2mil settlement over 2020 neurosurgeon walkout
A medical group gave Community little advance notice of a physician walkout in 2020, threatening the care Community Regional Medical Center could provide at its Level 1 trauma center.
June 10, 2024
Carr brothers donate $250,000 to Valley Children’s
The Guilds that support Valley Children’s are receiving the support of David and Derek Carr.
May 23, 2024
Healthcare minimum wage bump likely to be moved back
Healthcare workers anticipating earning extra money in June may have to wait a little bit.
May 20, 2024
Report: Valley Children’s stuffed community benefit dollars into its medical group, eschewed subsidized care
The pediatric hospital's allocation of community benefit investments – awarded with tax breaks – went into the hospital's controlled medical group.
May 8, 2024
Valley Children’s receives $15mil donation for cancer treatment
This is one of the largest donations ever given to the hospital.
May 2, 2024
California caps healthcare increases to three percent annually
A new state agency will enforce the cap.
April 25, 2024
Ethics professor calls on Valley Children’s to apologize to regain public trust
Valley Children’s CEO Todd Suntrapak has not answered any questions relating to his pay, and the healthcare board has not held a press conference to discuss executive pay.
April 24, 2024