Fired ECMC CEO says he was targeted for raising ethics questons

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Former ECMC CEO Richard Cleland, fired by the Erie County Medical Center’s board of directors, says his contract was violated after he raised ethics questions in the hospital. He is considering legal options against ECMC.
Cleland, now being represented by Buffalo attorney Dick Sullivan, says he was given one hour by ECMC board members to fire his Chief Operating Officer, Mary Hoffman, an action he refused to take.
“I didn’t feel it was justifie