Whatever the truth about Dr. Boutros’ bonuses, the difference he made for MetroHealth was huge

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I have been reading your stories about Dr. Akram Boutros of the MetroHealth System (”Report: Boutros misled board about bonuses,” Nov. 26). I know nothing of the back story or details, but as a recently retired physician from Lorain County, I can tell you from my perspective that he took MetroHealth from a lost, poor, third-rate charity public hospital to a first-class institution of which we can all be proud. MetroHealth went from being an eyesore off of Interstate 71 that took the poor, unhealthy and uninsured to now being in contention with services and quality that rival the other two big medical institutions we all know of in the area.

I do not know if Boutros’ compensation was appropriately given to him, but he singlehandedly took this broken-down institution and made it a valuable asset to not just the metro area in Cleveland, but to the entire Northeast section of Ohio, including Lorain County. So, I am going to reserve judgment, as I do not feel we will ever get the entire correct story about the compensation issues; however, I would like to thank Dr. Boutros for his hard work and dedication to the area.

Dr. Ilona E. Jurek,

Amherst

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