For well over a century, the people in our broad tri-state region have been fortunate to have Erlanger as a capable, trusted and high-quality public hospital.
But while it has served area residents well, Erlanger has faced a variety of financial, personnel and other challenges throughout its long history.
Some of those challenges were highlighted by the hotly debated decision by Erlanger’s trustees this week to approve a $728,000 severance package for departing CEO Jim Brexler.
The board was sharply divided on whether Brexler was entitled to the package, which includes 15 months of severance plus his health coverage for 18 months — though he will continue paying the employee portion of the coverage.
Running a medical facility the size of Erlanger is an unimaginably complicated endeavor, and so it should scarcely come as a surprise that opinions differ on Brexler’s tenure.