Top Doctor Leaves Teaneck Hospital After 'Misunderstanding'
TEANECK, NJ — Holy Name Medical Center and one of its top doctors parted ways after a monthslong investigation into concerns that he raised last year about managerial direction at the Teaneck hospital.
Dr. Adam Jarrett was no longer chief medical officer and executive vice president at Holy Name, effective Wednesday, the hospital announced in a joint statement. Jarrett had been at the hospital for 11 years.
The hospital began an independent investigation into "concerns being raised" by Jarrett in 2021 after "a misunderstanding related to managerial direction." The investigator "concluded that Dr. Jarrett’s concerns were unsubstantiated," leading to him and the hospital "mutually agree[ing] to part ways."
A report Wednesday by NorthJersey.com was disputed by the hospital. The news site reported Jarrett accused hospital CEO Mike Maron of asking him to fire a Black doctor who wanted the hospital to take a public stand against racism after George Floyd's death. Jarrett reportedly sent his concerns to the hospital's board of trustees.
Jarrett and Maron are both white, the hospital confirmed.
Jeanette Hoffman, a spokesperson for the hospital, released a statement to Patch about the article.
Allegations made about Holy Name in recent media articles—based on e-mails taken out of context and since refuted—are entirely false and misleading. In a joint statement with Holy Name, Dr. Jarrett has confirmed that an independent, outside investigation into this matter revealed that the concerns initially expressed by Dr. Jarrett were unsubstantiated and due to a misunderstanding. Holy Name, under the leadership of Mike Maron, is steadfastly committed to supporting our Black staff members, and all members of the diverse Holy Name family, providing culturally-sensitive care and an inclusive workplace, and advancing the cause of racial equality in our community.
Jarrett had been absent from the hospital since last summer, NJ.com reported, when he took a paid leave of absence while the hospital reviewed his emails.
Here is the full text of the statement from Jarrett and Holy Name.
In 2021, a misunderstanding related to managerial direction at Holy Name Medical Center led to concerns being raised by Dr. Adam Jarrett. At the request of Holy Name’s Board of Trustees, an independent investigator conducted an in-depth investigation into those concerns. The investigator concluded that Dr. Jarrett’s concerns were unsubstantiated. Holy Name and Dr. Jarrett have since mutually agreed to part ways and, effective January 26, 2022, Dr. Jarrett will no longer serve as Holy Name’s Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President. Holy Name thanks Dr. Jarrett for his 11 years of service to the Teaneck community and wishes him well in his future endeavors.
This article originally appeared on the Teaneck Patch
