Senate Panel Votes to Hold Steward Health CEO in Contempt of Congress

Dr. Ralph de la Torre had been issued a congressional subpoena for Sept. 12 but refused to appear.

A view of Carney Hospital in Dorchester, Mass., on March 17, 2020. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted on Sept. 19 to hold Dr. Ralph de la Torre, CEO of Steward Health Care Systems, in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer a Sept. 12 subpoena.

The subpoena, authorized on July 25, sought to investigate allegations of mismanagement and substandard care at Steward’s chain of hospitals, even as its CEO and shareholders raked in huge profits.