Overview
- LHSC filed two civil suits on June 13 and July 9 seeking $10 million and $50 million from former executives and associates accused of orchestrating a ten-year procurement fraud scheme.
- The $50 million statement of claim seeks a constructive trust to freeze 76 properties valued at $28.1 million that defendants allegedly bought with misappropriated hospital funds.
- No full statements of defence have been filed yet in either lawsuit, though several defendants have submitted notices of intent to defend in Ontario Superior Court.
- Governance reforms unveiled by LHSC include revised board bylaws, mandatory director orientation, a multi-year internal audit plan and stricter vendor accountability, guided by healthcare leaders Janet Davidson, Kevin Smith and Ann Corbett.
- London Health Sciences Foundation is bracing for a potential decline in donations as the high-profile fraud allegations and civil suits erode public trust.