Hospital looking into possible CFO candidates

With the resignation of the hospital’s chief financial officer earlier this month, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. is now looking at possible candidates for financial chief.

According to CHCC chief executive officer Esther Muña, they are looking at possible candidates and those applying need to have an extensive and actual CFO experience.

Jack Taitague turned in his resignation last Aug. 28, stepping down not long after his 90-day probation.

Muña said the hospital at that time had already declared Cora Ada as acting financial chief.

Muña earlier said that former Hawaii Healthcare System CFO Mike Perel will be joining the corporation under a special contract arrangement by the end of this month.

“He has vast experience in handling the finances of healthcare systems. He will work with the hospital and do an assessment and the accounting system to get CHCC in a better situation financially,” Muña said.