Ralph de la Torre is a former heart surgeon who climbed the career ladder to become founder and CEO of the now struggling for-profit health care company
Dr. Ralph de la Torre is a former heart surgeon who climbed the career ladder to become founder and CEO of the now struggling for-profit health care company."Dr. de la Torre urges continued focus on this mission and believes Steward’s financial challenges put a much-needed spotlight on Massachusetts’s ongoing failure to fix its healthcare structure and the inequities in its state system," the statement reads.
De la Torre has faced intense scrutiny over his actions and alleged greed, which many say led to the company's current bankruptcy crisis and devastating impacts for its hospitals and patients. Earlier this week, a Senate committee investigating the situation for failing to testify before a Senate panel. A spokesperson for de la Torre defended that decision, saying his client was exercising his Fifth Amendment rights.