Community Health filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit seeking to recover nearly $10 million from Fresno physician group Santé Health System, The Sun reports.
According to the complaint, Community alleges that Sante did not properly distribute or account for various grants as revealed in an independent audit.
Community awarded millions of dollars in grants between 2016-2019 that were intended to support local, charitable medical clinics and research.
In October 2017, Community entered into an agreement with Santé to provide millions in grant money.
Santé says it is the largest physician network in the Central Valley with over 1,500 providers that serve over 120,000 people.
In 2019, Sante asked Community to “substantially increase the grants” to cover fees for management services, the lawsuit said. Read more.
