HOSPITAL WORKERS IN

HOSPITAL WORKERS IN GRANITE CITY WERE GIVEN THEIR PAYCHECK WE WERE TOLD THEY COULDN'T CASH THEM. SO HERE'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GATEWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. 340 BED FACILITY IN GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS. BY COMPANY HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS SINCE 2023. EMPLOYEES FIRST STARTED CONTACTING FIRST ALERT 4 LAST WEEK SAYING THEY COULDN'T BEEN PAID, BEEN PAID FOR THEIR WORK. ONE CASE, AN THEIR BANK WILL NOT CASH THEIR CHECK. AND SO THAT BRINGS US TO TODAY. LETTER, UH, SENT OUT TO THE MEDICAL CENTRE TEAM THE ISSUE. A TEMPORARY CASH FLOW ISSUE THE MEANTIME, UH, OWNERS OF THE EVELYN SARIAN, HAVE PERSONALLY STEPPED UP TO PROVIDE A ONE MILLION DOLLAR LOAN TO FUND PAYROLL. VERY END, THE LETTER PROMISES THAT THEY'LL BE THEIR PAYROLL CHECKS BY THE END DAY MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD. I TALKED WITH SAID JUST IN OF HOURS, THAT THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO CASH CHECKS FROM THE HOSPITAL. LEARN MORE INFORMATION. NOW THE, UH, FOUNDER OF UM, OF AMERICAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, MIKE SARIAN, UH, HE'S CURRENTLY FACING CIVIL LAWSUITS IN BOTH FLORIDA AND NEVADA. IN MIAMI DADE COUNTY, UH, ACCUSE HIM OF DIVERting $14 MILLION IN HOSPITAL FUNDS TO PERSONAL EXPENSES. ONE OF THE EXAMPLES LISTED IS MORE THAN $100,000 AT THE FOUR SEASONS IN BEVERLY HILLS. NOW, SARIAN HAS PUBLICLY DENIED THOSE CHARGES, UH, IN STATEMENTS. AND INTERESTING ENOUGH, AFTER WE STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS, IT JUST TIMED OUT THAT, UH, DAY LAWSUITS, THE, FILED TO PAUSE THAT CASE AND WORK TOWARDS A SETTLEMENT. CAME OUT, UH, JUST SOME HOURS AGO. SO THAT'S INTERESTING. UH, REACH OUT TO SARIAN FOR COMMENT. HIS REP SAYS IT'S A POSITIVE RESOLUTION, SAYING THAT MISTER SARIAN IS PLEASED THESE MATTERS COOPERATIVELY, REMAINS ON PATIENTS AND HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING AT GATEWAY REGIONAL. THE EMPLOYEES THAT SAY THEY WANNA HEAR MORE FROM ONE SAYING, I DON'T HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THIS COMPANY. THIS IS AT TIME SINCE JANUARY 2026 THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. UH, THERE'S BEEN ISSUES THE HOSPITAL IS LITERALLY FALLING APART, THEY SAY, AND THEY WON'T FIX ANYTHING. THAT IS FROM AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE, AN EMPLOYEE INSIDE THE HOSPITAL THAT FIRST ALERT 4 WITH CONCERNS ABOUT TO CASH THEIR CHECK IT MEANS FOR THEM TO LIVE DAY BY DAY WITHOUT HAVING THAT MONEY IN HAND. SO THIS IS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW, ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT, GET UPDATES, I'LL TELL YOU HERE. ONLINE? OF COURSE. INSIDE. YOUR FIRST SEARCH FOR NEWS APP. IF THE PAYROLL DELAYS HAS IMPACTED YOU IN ANY WAY, WE WANT YOU TO US RIGHT INVESTIGATES@FIRSTALERT4.COM