Three-Year Investigation Into East Idaho Hospital Complete

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The three-year investigation into Bingham Memorial Hospital involving alleged employee misconduct and misuse of charitable assets has concluded.

The Post Register reports that Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Monday that his office has reached a settlement agreement with the Blackfoot hospital, requiring them to show that it has revised certain policies to prevent similar alleged misconduct from recurring. The hospital must also pay $50,000 in legal fees and investigative costs.

Allegations against the hospital claimed that hospital executives had misappropriated charitable assets from 2009 to 2012, including the misuse of hospital-issued credit cards by executives. Hospital spokesman Mark Baker says the hospital has already implemented additional oversight and is "happy" that the investigation has come to a close.