Doctors at Oregon Health & Science University have begun a letter-writing campaign urging Gov. Tina Kotek to oppose any continued service by OHSU board chair Wayne Monfries and president Dr. Danny Jacobs.
A suggested template for the letters says Monfries should no longer be chair because he strong-armed the board to extend Jacobs’ contract and increased his retirement package by $700,000 during a budget crunch that will ultimately cost more than 400 workers their jobs. Many employees, in turn, blame Jacobs for poor performance and low morale at OHSU.
“I am writing to you as a concerned Oregonian and member of the OHSU community to urge you not to extend the tenures of the OHSU board chair Wayne Monfries and the president Danny Jacobs,” the suggested template for the letters to Kotek reads. “Like many of here at OHSU, I believe that their leadership failure has cost the trust of the community and jeopardized the reputation and mission of OHSU.”…