Mimi Would Likely Be Alive Today If the CEO’s Over One-Million Taxpayer Funded Salary Was Based on “Quality of Care” Instead of “Record Financial Performance”
Damaris Bustamante, whose siblings called her “Mimi,” was excited to be spending time with her friends that faithful day as they drove to the northeast park where she would collect river rocks to paint, one of her favorite hobbies. Little did anyone know that her last day alive would be August 15th, 2023. On her…
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