Friday, October 12, 2007

DMH Administration Does It Again

The 2006 DMH tax return is not available on http://www.guidestar.org/.

The tax return for the mysteriously bankrupt "Two Miles North" IS available.

While experienced workers leave DMH in droves, and those left behind are forced to work longer hours with fewer coworkers to share the load, what does DMH Administration do? Why they pay themselves EVEN MORE!

Administrator..........Compensation

Ken Smithmier.....$778,912.....(previous year: $691,744)
Gary Peacock........$422,163.....(previous year: $357,221)
Tim Stone..............$417,874.....(previous year: $405,427)
Michael Zia...........$293,521.....(previous year: $276,902)
Linda Fahey..........$300,904....(previous year: $224,936)

How can the DMH board approve these huge salary increases while nurses on the floor are taking care of twice the number of patients they should be? while employee benefits are being cut? while the quality of care continues to decline?

It is time for those who know they need to act to do so before more destruction happens. DMH employees, will you step up?