Under Susicks leadership, Beaumont Royal Oak precipitously declined, and internally she was viewed as a Fox sycophant. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Spectrumissued a statement to MiBizabout the disastrous financials reminiscent of the spin Fox served up during his seven-year tenure. Fox said Beaumont plans to ask for military assistance to support its other facilities. The release, which Fream presumably signed off on, said her appointment was part of a normal governance leadership rotational process.. One of the deciding factors in evaluating merging Beaumont and Spectrum will be the financial terms of the deal. The evidence is overwhelming that when hospitals merge, prices go up. Spectrums board strikes me as pretty buttoned up, so they might not yet appreciate the extent of how damaged Beaumont really is. Other state attorney generals have also shown a willingness to take on the powerful interests of U.S. hospital companies. In a further diss to the community, Beaumont converted a laundry facility into a makeshift morgue without getting permits. Business Starkman: Bloodbath at Beaumont - COO Carolyn Wilson and Top Doctor Ousted; Chief Quality Officer Resigns Tweet Share July 22, 2021, 12:45 PM This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer,. I dont know how we could handle a catastrophe, said a source at Royal Oaks ER. This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved.. By Eric Starkman. Beaumont is awaiting approval to be rescued by Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids. Freese Decker is likely assured a big pay increase and bonus. Starkman: Beaumont CFO John Kerndl and Top CEO Aide Say No! No one from southeastern Michigan has emerged promising to hold Julie Fream and other Beaumont directors who supported Fox accountable for the harm theyve caused Metro Detroit residents. Starkman: Beaumont's Woes Prove CEO Tina Freese Decker Unfit to Run Michigan's Biggest Hospital System Tweet Share August 19, 2022, 3:14 PM The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer and former. BHSH will be the biggest hospital network in Michigan and the states biggest employer. Spectrum CEO Tina Freese Decker will lead the combined company. Though Spectrum Health is a respectable hospital network run by a management and board deeply committed to the Grand Rapids area, the evidence is overwhelming that southeastern Michigan residents wont ultimately benefit from the deal. Michigan Gov. Copyrightdocument.write(new Date().getFullYear());Deadline Detroit, Inc. - All Rights Reserved, Starkman: Why Tree Huggers Must Save This Small Town in Michigan From Ford, 'Detroit In Black And White:' Why We Got Kicked Off 910 AM, Randy Wimbley Leaving Fox 2 After a Decade on the Air. In a major blow to the hospital, Reza Dabir, Dearborns top cardiothoracic surgeon, resigned to join Ascension Health. ER sources at Royal Oak and Troy say Covid patients account for a small percentage seeking emergency treatment. If theyre out there, theyre certainly not easy to find and, no, a few quotes about financials every quarter does not count as transparency, at least not in my book.. Even if the executive couldnt restore Beaumont to its former glory, he or she could at least have minimized the damage and fetched a higher price for the hospital network than whatever Fox has negotiated. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer and formerDetroit News business reporter, blogs atStarkman Approved. Beaumont institutionally has a very tenuous relationship with truth. Nessels do nothing stance on healthcare matters is in sharp contrast to her Massachusetts counterpart Maura Healey, who has moved to block the expansion of Massachusetts General Brigham on the grounds it will lead to higher health care costs in that state. Today is indeed a historic day. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. Beaumont nurses and nurse anesthetists quit in droves, joining staffing agencies that paid them more money and ensured them better working conditions. Starkman: Prominent Beaumont Cardiologist Calls for Ouster of Corporate Leaders, The Beaumont Health Superheroes Who Spoke Truth to Power, The Discredited PR Spin of Beaumont Health CEO John Fox, Beaumont and Advocate Aurora End Merger Discussions, Prominent Beaumont Donor Calls for Firing of CEO John Fox and His Key Executives, Starkman: Why Tree Huggers Must Save This Small Town in Michigan From Ford, 'Detroit In Black And White:' Why We Got Kicked Off 910 AM, Randy Wimbley Leaving Fox 2 After a Decade on the Air. Fox previously disclosed he talked to more than 100 hospital systems hoping to find a corporate bride for Beaumont. The metric that matters most is quality of patient care. The Detroit Free Press quotedSpectrum's Freese Decker as saying, Today is a historic day. Its one of the rare instances where shes made a statement of undeniable truth. Beaumont Royal Oak is a Level I regional hospital, which according to the American Trauma Society means it is required to have 24/7 staffing available to provide total care for every aspect of injury from prevention through rehabilitation. Beaumonts board failed in their duties overseeing the hospital system they were responsible for protecting. Spectrums takeover of Beaumont was a deal that should never have been allowed. Copyrightdocument.write(new Date().getFullYear());Deadline Detroit, Inc. - All Rights Reserved, a month membership or a one-time donation, Beaumont Health Chair John Lewis -- Champion of CEO John Fox -- Stepping Down in June, Beaumont Manager Moved to Sabotage Anesthetists Concerns About Critical Drug Pump Shortage, Beaumonts John Fox Set to Unload Historic Bloomfield Hills Estate, Beaumont Nurse Anesthetists at Royal Oak, Troy and Grosse Pointe Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize, Beaumont Forces Suspension of Leader of Nurse Anesthetist Union Drive, Andy Levin Goes After Amazon's Union Busting in Alabama, but Silent About Beaumont. In his video, Fox was wearing a pinstripe suit jacket, not his trademark blue blazer. Moreover, rookie nurses still have a lot to learn. Allowing them to continue profiting from their mismanagement would undermine Spectrum managements credibility from the get-go. Its Beaumonts attempt to mislead southeastern Michigan residents that they arent losing a local institution. Speaking of Oakland University, when Fox announced his ill-fated attempt to merge Beaumont into Chicago-based Advocate Aurora, one of the few benefits he touted was that Advocate Aurora had agreed to move Oakland Universitys William Beaumont School of Medicine to Beaumonts Royal Oak campus. The American Hospital Association (AHA), the trade group focused on promoting the financial interests of nonprofit hospitals and their managements, is a major lobbying force in Washington. There are some serious issues with NorthStar Anesthesia, the Texas-based outsourcing company that Wilson bet the farm on and losing badly so far. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Seven Failed Beaumont Directors Will Serve on Board If Spectrum Merger Gets Approval Tweet. As of this writing, Freeds letter received 40 likes and other shows of support, and not a single criticism. The good news is that Beaumont isnt overrun with critically ill Covid patients, which suggests that vaccines are doing what they were intended to do: Prevent people who contract the disease from becoming critically ill and dying. This is Beaumont's latest attempt to merge with another hospital . Also unavailable for clarifications will be Dawn Geisert, Beaumonts former compliance chief. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Much of Freeds letter focuses on why merging with Beaumont is very bad for western Michigan residents, but in doing so he calls out Beaumonts lack of financial transparency and notes that the few disclosures Beaumont makes dont add up. Indiana University Health has 16 hospitals and 36,000 employees. Many executives ask me privately, How many Black people do I have to have?. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel could also have moved to block the Spectrum deal or demanded certain concessions, but she has proven to be a regulatory lightweight, particularly on matters relating to healthcare. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Beaumont Health was significantly impacted by these financial and workforce headwinds that were particularly strong in Southeast Michigan (in the second quarter). Yet neither Whitmer or Nessel demanded any diversity or health equity commitments from Spectrum as a condition of its takeover. As a result, patients requiring hospital admission must remain in the ER, diverting beds and staff normally dedicated to treating emergencies. According to an email obtained by the Detroit TV station, Beaumont transferred its Covid patients because the CEO said the hospital system was losing too much money treating them. Spectrums CEO Freese Decker joined Spectrum in 2002 as an administrative fellow, a program designed to train masters level graduates the administrative aspects of a healthcare facility. But Spectrums management is 100 percent running the show. But unlike Beaumont, Henry Fords staffing issues arent due to mismanagement. The Chief People Officer position is listed as open, indicating that Ries isnt getting the top HR job at BHSH. AG Dana Nessel was personally warned by Beaumont donor and former director Mark Shaevsky two years ago that Fox and his board cronies needed to be removed, but she allowed the hospital system to deteriorate, as did Michigan Gov. Soon after, Fox announced the Advocate Aurora deal. Beaumont Troy is a Level II and must also be prepared to handle a wide range of emergencies. Beaumont is having difficulty attracting mid- and lower-level employees as well. Studies show that when hospitals combine, healthcare prices increase while patient quality declines. Private rooms are increasingly critical during the pandemic because shared rooms significantly increase the number of medical staff and guests entering, thereby increasing the risk to both patients. Fox has blamed the pandemic for Beaumonts HR problems, but the issues predated Covid. That wasnt entirely true. A merger of Spectrum and Beaumont must be approved by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who has shown no interest in championing healthcare issues and can be counted on to rubber stamp the deal. He previously concluded a deal with Akron-based Summa Health but backed out despite already having received regulatory approval. This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. Spectrum spokeswoman Ellen Bristol Wednesday morning said she would look into whether a merger was imminent, seeming to indicate Deadline Detroits inquiry was the first shed heard of a potential deal. Getting more Americans vaccinated is widely believed the ticket to saving lives and preventing hospitals from being overrun with Covid patients at deaths door. Rather than having people speculate he was passed over, he chose to step down in advance. Whats becoming increasingly obvious is how Freese Decker, like John Fox, is prone to making public statements that have no basis in fact. The evidence is, Spectrums previous head of diversity was Ovell Barbee, an African American, who Spectrum, Many organizations are not interested in real change, Chris Metzler, the former associate dean for human resources and diversity studies at Georgetown University,, Disparities in healthcare are typically blamed on racism of U.S. doctors and other health professionals. Beaumont is a crippled hospital network on management life support. Israel relies nearly 100 percent on Pfizer vaccines, while the U.S. also has a prevalence of Moderna and J&J vaccines. Freed is seemingly unaware of how desperate Beaumont CEO John Fox is to find a merger partner and complete the sale before year-end. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. He didnt address staff as folks as hes repeatedly done in the past and he looked more relaxed and rested than in previous videos. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. I imagine Fox is luxuriating at one of his Atlanta or North Carolina manors laughing hysterically at the Michigan executive yahoo who took Beaumont off his hands and no doubt paid him millions as part of the deal. Those warnings are what led Congress to approve the financial largesse that Beaumont and other hospitals benefited from. Beaumont CEO John Fox . The situation has become so acute that an ICU patient was recently treated in Troys ER. Ohios AG has won a series, Today is indeed a historic day. Beaumont CFO John Kerndl Resigns, Beaumont Nurse Anesthetists Union Drive Could Save Imploding Hospital from Further Demise, Layoffs. Beaumont, consistent with its practice of putting a spin on undesirable news, notified employees that it is making "good progress" toward . According to the most recently available filings, Freese Decker earned $3.9 million in 2018. Less readily understood is why Spectrum would want to do a deal. Spectrums prices are higher than Beaumonts, as the hospital network has significantly less competition in western Michigan. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. Lina Khan of the Federal Trade Commission, Hospital prices in southeastern Michigan are among the lowest in the country, so one would have to be incredibly nave to believe Spectrums claim that its takeover will lead to more affordable care. Lewis previously served on the board of one of Beaumonts predecessor companies and likely didnt want to continue after Beaumont completed its merger. Reach the writer ateric@starkmanapproved.com. Financially, the pandemic was very good to Beaumont, as the hospital system pocketed an additional $1 billion for its $2.5 billion reserve kitty while furloughing and terminating hundreds of employees. BHSHs management team is comprised entirely of Spectrum executives, except Beaumont Royal Oak president Nancy Susick, who has been named interim president of what is being called BHSH Beaumont Health. Funny we only now are learning just how badly Fox ran Beaumont into the ground. Under their oversight, Beaumont suffered a precipitous decline in reputation and quality of care. Freed might want to reach out to Mark Shaevsky, a prominent southeastern Michigan attorney and a former Beaumont board member before it merged with two lesser hospital companies in 2014. Eric Starkman of Los Angeles is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved.. By Eric Starkman. Spectrum also reported that Beaumont lost $253 million on its investments. Beaumonts orthopedic surgeons, ranked among the best in the country, are doing their lucrative joint replacement surgeries at area ambulatory centers. Understandably, Spectrum is a more profitable hospital system, but its profits also are bolstered by its lucrative Priority Health insurance arm. Whats notable about Foxs disclosure is the seeming priorities of Spectrum compared to Advocate Aurora, the Chicago-based hospital system that Fox tried to give Beaumont away to in June 2020 under terms so obscenely favorable to Advocate Aurora, he couldnt pull it off. That Fream will serve as chair of the board overseeing a combined Spectrum and Beaumont is a disgrace and underscores Michigans poor leadership. Even when Fox announces a merger deal with Spectrum, theres still no guarantee it will go through. Spectrums four-person communications team also ignored a request for comment. Freed doesnt disclose his hunch about Beaumonts financials, which received less oversight than he possibly knows. My sense about Spectrum is that if doctors had serious patient safety concerns and felt the need to circumvent management to get them addressed, the hospital companys board would take the matter quite seriously. As often happens when you meld two organizations, the weaker one brings the stronger one down. Despite the pandemic, which has forced Spectrum to call for military assistance to support its flagship hospital, CEO Tina Freese Decker recently disclosed that shes been focused on integrating Spectrum and Beaumont, creating Michigans biggest hospital system as well as the biggest employer. The merger could still fall apart if Spectrum has a top-notch duediligence team. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. She bolted last month. It marks the passing of a once great hospital system, and the creation of a giant Michigan hospital network Spectrums former CFO Michael Freed has warned could result in a , Spectrum Moves Forward with Beaumont Takeover, Beaumont Expects Imminent FTC Approval For Spectrum Takeover Of Its Faltering Hospital System, Good News From Beaumont Hospital Network To Spend 'Significant Dollars' to Expand Private Room Capacity, Beaumont Foxs Thanks to Hospital Docs: Let Them Eat A Cookie., Beaumont Faces Threat of Nurse Anesthetists Strike Over Declining Patient Safety Standards, Bad News for Beaumont -- CEO John Fox Sticking Around Longer Than Expected, CEO John Foxs Michigan Legacy? A credible and competent board would have fired Fox, Wilson, and chief medical officer David Wood Jr. after internal surveys last year revealed the majority of Beaumont doctors and nurses had no confidence in them. Typically, when deals of these sorts are announced, the CEO of the acquired company pays lip service to being committed to ensuring a smooth transition and promises to stick around and lend their full support. Fox took his marching orders from John Lewis, a retired Comerica executive who came from Oakwood and was named chairman of the combined organizations. Spectrum and Beaumont announced today that they are moving forward with Spectrums takeover, having provided the applicable regulatory agencies with all requested information. The deadline apparently has passed for the Federal Trade Commission to challenge the deal. Henry Ford Hospital announced this week that it was closing 120 inpatient beds systemwide due to staffing shortages. The companys chief revenue officer left earlier this month. Whats notable about the joint announcement and Beaumonts internal communications is whats missing. Working at Beaumont under Fox and his former COO Carolyn Wilson was a hellacious HR experience, and the pandemic worsened the situation. Disparities in healthcare are typically blamed on racism of U.S. doctors and other health professionals. The deal will invariably be good for Fox, as he will likely get a very lucrative exit package to sail into the Georgia sunset. Terms of the deal arent disclosed, likely because Spectrum is gaining control of Beaumont and its $3.5 billion reserve for next-to-nothing, and possibly paying nothing at all based on Foxs previous deal making. A source told me that Barbee was highly regarded among Spectrums Black employees but was frustrated by his inability to achieve meaningful change. By Eric Starkman Beaumont Health CEO John Fox has no shame. Most of Foxs senior management team has departed, and hes expected to leave once the takeover is completed and he receives the millions of dollars likely owed to him under his golden parachute agreement. In addition to her Beaumont debacle, theres been considerable turnover in Spectrums senior ranks, mostly women. Naming Fream as chairman was done for optics, an attempt to assure Southeastern Michigan residents that their interests would be protected if Spectrum and Beaumont merge. Share. Spectrums takeover must be approved by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Federal Trade Commission. Fox cancelled the Advocate Aurora deal a few days later. I can suspect what the problem is but, without transparency, I cant know.. 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September 15, 2020, 9:36 PM . Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Beaumont Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. It appears that Beaumont Health CEO John Fox won't be bundling his millions and bidding Michigan goodbye as soon as he hoped. Starkman: Why Beaumont's John Fox Could Haul More Than $30 Million Back to Atlanta Tweet Share February 02, 2022, 4:58 PM Beaumont CEO John Fox The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a. Disgruntled Staff. John Kerndl, who joined Beaumont in 2016, quit in March. Fox and Geary have referred to the Spectrum transaction as a merger and a partnership. Fox has disclosed that he will depart once the deal is completed, and Id be surprised if Grant and Jordan plan to stick around. Spectrum was projecting a loss of $57.1 million, which also is an eye-opening surprise. The deal, which was announced Thursday, is still subject to various regulatory approvals. A hospital CEO committed to the best interests of their organization and the communities it services would typically demand a premium of one times the annual revenue, meaning Spectrum should pay nearly $5 billion to take over Beaumont. The Freep quoted Oakland University dean of nursing Judy Didion as saying it will take about a year to build the infrastructure until the school can begin to admit additional students. Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Spectrum, is chair of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? Thats right, CFO Matthew Cox referred to Beaumont as an acquisition, not a merger as Freese Decker and Fox led the media to believe. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. Freese Decker should be fired. According to one source, Beaumont at least until recently had more than 3,000 job openings. And given the sorry state of Beaumont resulting from Foxs leadership, its an emergency rescue. Despite these challenges, our team members continued to provide nationally recognized health care and we were able to make new investments in the market and bring on new talent, Spectrum said. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. Why isnt Freese Decker following through on that supposedly great initiative? It is said that you can judge a person by the company they keep. The Detroit News. In April 2020, at the height of Michigan's pandemic, Metro Detroit's biggest hospital system called Beaumont Health without explanation closed its facility designated to treat Covid patients . Carey has spent more than 20 years as a . One need only look at Beaumont, an amalgamation of the Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Oakwood Healthcare, Dearborn, and Botsford Health Care in Farmington Hills that was created in 2014. Its not unusual for a so-called charge or supervisory ICU nurse to have just one year of experience. When you sign the documents that will permanently change this region, your signature will forever hold you accountable for the repercussions, Freed said in a letterhe posted on LinkedIn. Combining Spectrum with Beaumont would be akin to Target, whose management is respected and its brand has a loyal following, merging with Macys, a troubled chain whose flagship store in midtown Manhattan has lost its luster much like Beaumont Royal Oak. It comes as no surprise that Spectrums takeover received the green light. Beaumont does not have a good reputation regarding how they treat employees. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. A lifelong Michigander with an impressive background, Barbee resigned in October to join Indiana University Health as head of HR. Several prominent Beaumont doctors warned the board they had serious concerns about the anesthesia outsourcing company before it took over, but Beaumonts board ignored the concerns. Southeastern Michigan residents shouldnt look to Rep. Andy Levin to save the day. to Michigan Tweet. Newsweek Ranks 3 Beaumont Hospitals Among Best in U.S. One Down, Three to Go. Susick fired Royal Oaks highly regarded and very much beloved head of pediatrics after he protested budget cuts that he argued would harm patient care. Though a far cry from what Beaumont Health was before CEO John Fox and COO Carolyn Wilson arrived, Spectrum is a quality healthcare company overseen by a responsible board comprised of directors who are pillars of western Michigans business communities. 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