– CEO says sacking due to “gross insubordination”Several nurses of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday halted the delivery of health care in order to protest what they described as the “unjust” dismissal of Matron, Colleen Hicks.GPHC nurses in protesting the dismissal of Director, Nursing Service, Ms. Colleen Hicks.Hicks, this publication understands, was only appointed by the GPHC Board as Director of Nursing Service a few months ago. There are reports that her termination is linked to decisions she has made since taking up the new portfolio.Leading the protesting health workers yesterday was Senior Departmental Supervisor, Mr. Keith Alonzo.He said that Hicks was presented with a memorandum from the office of the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Michael Khan, which stated that her service has been terminated with effect from Monday June 15, 2015.The memo on the CEO’s letterhead, which was seen by this publication,Cheap Arizona Diamondbacks Hoodies, was dated June 16, 2015 and addressed to Assistant Directors,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Nursing Services; Senior Departmental Supervisors; Junior Departmental Supervisors and Ward Managers.It stated, “I wish to inform you that the service of the Director,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Nursing Services, Ms Colleen Hicks [has] been terminated with effect from June 15, 2015. As a consequence, Ms. Noshella Lalckecharan has been identified to act as Director, Nursing Services until further notice…”According to Alonzo,Authentic Jerseys From China, Hicks received the correspondence yesterday morning. “When she got that letter we were in a meeting. She showed it to us and we decided that as Supervisors we are taking to the streets. We think her dismissal was wrong…there is no reason why she was dismissed. We want to know what was the reason for her dismissal,” insisted Alonzo. He said that Hicks was given no prior warning.Alonzo said that the termination notice emanated from the office of the CEO since the GPHC is managed by a Board.? He is adamant that the logical course of such action should have come from the Human Resources Department.“We think this is disrespectful and we will not accept that. Mr Khan has to stop; he must go…we want him out of here now,” asserted Alonzo as he pointed out that all Heads of (nursing) Department decided that they will protest until the decision to terminate Hicks is reversed.“All the nurses will leave the wards and will not work until she is reinstated and Mr. Khan is moved,” warned Alonzo.However, checks by this publication revealed that the delivery of health care was not considerably affected.Alonzo is convinced that the move to terminate Hicks is linked to her efforts to “make positive changes at the hospital. I think the changes that she has been making will highlight our faults here and they (management) don’t want that so they are trying to get rid of her.”Hicks said that while she does not accept the memo as an official document she is seeking advice on the way forward.Hicks who has been in the nursing profession since 1989 has been attached to the GPHC since 1996. This publication understands that since taking up the position of Director of Nursing Services, she has been ensuring that nurses are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities, some of which do not confirm with what is deemed routine practices at the GPHC.This therefore has not been readily accepted by some management officials,Cheap Jerseys Supply, this publication was told.This publication has learnt that Hicks was earlier this year on a panel that refused to accept a candidate who did not qualify to fill the vacant position of Assistant Nursing Director at the GPHC. The candidate was reportedly appointed and subsequently introduced by the Human Resources Department, a move that had sparked outrage among senior nursing staff. The appointment was eventually rescinded.Hicks is convinced that the move to terminate her might be particularly linked to her failure to support the appointment of the individual in question.But according to Khan this could not be further from the truth. “That never clouded my mind,” he asserted yesterday.Highlighting that he has functioned in the capacity of CEO for about a decade, Khan disclosed that not only is the termination correspondence legitimate, but it is one that was required because of the “gross insubordination” demonstrated by Hicks. He was however not willing yesterday to detail any example of “gross insubordination.”According to Khan he attempted to give Hicks a signed letter of termination on Monday in the presence of the Director of Human Resources. But acc