Donny Booth, MSN, RN, former CEO of Permian Regional Medical Centre,<\/strong> has been terminated for cause after a 4\u20132 decision by the Andrews County Hospital District Board during a March 26 meeting, according to reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Board members stated that the decision was made to protect the hospital\u2019s financial stability. The board cited an alleged 18-month breakdown in communication<\/strong> and a $1 million withdrawal from a line of credit<\/strong> that they claimed was executed without proper board authorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The matter was discussed during a closed executive session focused on deliberating the CEO\u2019s contract before the final vote took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite the board\u2019s concerns, some stakeholders highlighted positive financial outcomes during Mr. Booth\u2019s leadership. Turnaround specialist Chantelle Venter noted that the hospital experienced a $5 million revenue increase between March and September 2025<\/strong>, attributing the improvement largely to organizational culture changes introduced under Booth\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One board member reportedly proposed alternatives such as probation or a formal public reprimand rather than immediate termination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Staff members also expressed worries about potential impacts on morale and employee turnover following the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr. Booth had served as CEO since 2019 after previously joining the organization as chief nursing officer in 2014, according to his professional profile. Media outlet KWES-TV<\/strong> first reported details of the board\u2019s action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The leadership change comes amid broader discussions across the healthcare sector about financial governance, transparency, and executive accountability. These themes are expected to be key topics at the upcoming Becker\u2019s 11th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference<\/strong>, where healthcare executives and digital leaders will examine how AI, interoperability, cybersecurity, and revenue cycle innovation are reshaping healthcare delivery and financial performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source:<\/strong> Becker\u2019s Hospital Review Kristin Kuchno, March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Donny Booth, MSN, RN, former CEO of Permian Regional Medical Centre, has been terminated for cause after a 4\u20132 decision by the Andrews County Hospital District Board during a March 26 meeting, according to reports. Reasons behind the termination Board members stated that the decision was made to protect the hospital\u2019s financial stability. The board […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/golivexlive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/golivexlive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/golivexlive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golivexlive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golivexlive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1152"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/golivexlive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1155,"href":"https:\/\/golivexlive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1152\/revisions\/1155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golivexlive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/golivexlive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golivexlive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golivexlive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Reasons behind the termination<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Conflicting perspectives on leadership performance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Leadership background<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Industry context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n