Former IWK CEO repays remaining $10K from expense scandal

Former IWK Health Centre CEO Tracy Kitchhas repaid $9,720.39 in outstanding personal expenses charged to the Halifax children's hospital. The payment comes just two days after the hospital said it would pursue legal action against her to get the money.

IWK spokesperson Nick Cox confirmed the paymentin an email on Tuesday.

"It is good to put this matter behind us as we turn our attention to supporting the review processes underway, and most importantly, continuing to support the great people at the IWK who work so hard every day to provide the best possible care to the women and children we serve," he said in the email.

What did she expense?

Kitch stepped down from her post as chief executive in late August one week before an independent audit foundshe expensed some $47,000 in personal chargesto the IWK for things like air travel, hotel costs, data overages and car rentals.

Some of Kitch's expenseshad been repaidby the time she resigned, but the hospital board had asked that the outstanding balance be repaid by the end of September.

Nova Scotia's auditor general has since announcedhis office will examinethe IWK's books and practices, and the hospital's board has referred the matter of Kitch's expenses to Halifax Regional Police.

CBC Newsfirst reported the inconsistencieswith Kitch's expenses in June, finding that thousands in personal expenses were charged to a corporate credit card in Kitch's name.

Kitch was hired in the summer of 2014 at a salary of $280,000. She earned $296,000 last year.

The hospital's top financial official, Stephen D'Arcy, has also been swept up by the expense scandal. Heresignedlast week, just two weeks after he was placed on paid leave.

The former CFOremoved criticalemailsrelated to expense preparation for a freedom-of-information disclosure, a CBC News investigation showed.