Akram Boutros

On Tuesday, Cuyahoga County Council moved to amend the county's 2023 budget dispersal of more than $32 million taxpayers contribute to the operation of MetroHealth, the county’s safety-net hospital.

MetroHealth's former CEO Dr. Akram Boutros has filed suit against the hospital system in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas court.

The now-fired MetroHealth CEO Dr. Akram Boutros could face criminal charges for Ohio ethics violations and theft in office, according to an investigative report released Friday by MetroHealth.

Dr. Akram Boutros, a day after his firing as CEO by the MetroHealth System board of trustees, told Ideastream Public Media he did nothing wrong and is considering legal action.

With just over a month before he was to step down, Boutros was fired for improperly approving supplemental bonuses for himself, according to the MetroHealth board. Boutros' lawyer says the firing is one in a series of retaliatory actions the board has taken against him.

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Dr. Boutros declined an interview to discuss his departure from MetroHealth, but stated in a news release the timing is right for him to step down.

The public hospital system is building a 110-bed expansion to its Cleveland Heights Medical Center at Severance Circle.

MetroHealth System announced plans to expand beyond Cuyahoga County following a change in state law passed earlier this year.The state legislature in June…