The terms of the deal were so obscenely favorable to Advocate Aurora that Rep. Andy Levin, whose district includes Beaumont Royal Oak, announced he would oppose the deal. Prioritys goal is to capture as much market share as possible and then use that power to reduce what it pays to doctors to cover their services. And that has resulted in the emergency rooms of Beaumont Royal Oak and Troy becoming so overwhelmed they are unprepared to handle unexpected catastrophes required of them as regional trauma centers. Most of them arent qualified to serve on the board of a major hospital company and the proof is in the Beaumont pudding. Beaumont is offering all its nurses systemwide an additional $45 to $50 an hour bonus to work beyond their assigned shifts, an additional $15 an hour for techs. 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,. 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Maybe they dont teach this at the University of Iowa from where Freese Decker received her Master of Health Administration, but when a hospital spends nearly $2 million as John Fox did to intimidate nurses at his flagship Royal Oak hospital and derailed a unionizing attempt, it creates bad blood. The evidence is overwhelming that when hospitals merge, prices go up. Have you tried to find Beaumont Healths financial statements? Freed asks. According to the most recently available filings, Freese Decker earned $3.9 million in 2018. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. Beaumonts leadership page only features a photo and bio of Julie Fream, who on paper at least seems credible: Fream is the president and CEO of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, an industry nonprofit, and she has a Harvard MBA. Beaumont was once mostly staffed by highly skilled veterans, among the best in healthcare. Multiple sources have shared theyve been told by some Beaumont directors that Fox cant be fired, but no one gave a reason as to why. 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. Indiana University Health has 16 hospitals and 36,000 employees. Rather than having people speculate he was passed over, he chose to step down in advance. Spectrums board includes Doug DeVos, co-chair of Amway, whose family is among the most powerful in Michigan. In a major blow to the hospital, Reza Dabir, Dearborns top cardiothoracic surgeon, resigned to join Ascension Health. He's even willing to. By Eric Starkman John Fox, the Atlanta carpetbagger who washed up on the shores of southeastern Michigan seven years ago to bolster Beaumont Health's profits and gussy up Metro Detroit's. 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. This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. 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. 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. Beaumonts flagship Royal Oak hospital only garnered a four-star rating and its other hospitals earned two-and three-star ratings. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. Beaumont CEO John Fox . Why isnt Freese Decker following through on that supposedly great initiative? Spectrum was projecting a loss of $57.1 million, which also is an eye-opening surprise. That Fox, who along with Wilson has shown they have no commitment to southeastern Michigan, was allowed to negotiate Beaumonts fate underscores just what an irresponsible disgrace Beaumonts board is. The FTCs approval isnt certain, as President Biden has asked the agency to be more critical of mergers. Newsweek Ranks 3 Beaumont Hospitals Among Best in U.S. One Down, Three to Go. Yet the, 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, Former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra won a $575 million landmark settlement against Sutter Health for using the market dominance it obtained through a series of mergers to illegally drive-up prices. But unlike Beaumont, Henry Fords staffing issues arent due to mismanagement. That amounts to a Spectrum takeover in my book. That would mean there wouldnt be one senior executive from Beaumont involved in the management of the combined hospital systems. Freed is seemingly unaware of how desperate Beaumont CEO John Fox is to find a merger partner and complete the sale before year-end. Six months into Freese Deckers acquisition of Beaumont Health from former controversial CEO John Fox, metro Detroits biggest hospital system is suffering from a pandemic of red ink. Beaumont CEO John Fox is headed for the door Friday. It should give Grand Rapids residents cold shivers that the chair of Spectrum is Julie Fream, who was vice chair of Beaumont when Fox destroyed the hospital system's once nationally vaunted reputation. View Comments. The silence is understandable. Fox previously disclosed he talked to more than 100 hospital systems hoping to find a corporate bride for Beaumont. The quality of care has declined to such a degree that insiders readily admit they wouldnt entrust their families care to the hospital. His chief marketing officer resigned last September, his CFO quit in March, his chief compliance officer left a few weeks ago, and his chief revenue officer is out the door in a few days. Fox and Wilson could possibly be given lucrative ceremonial or consulting roles, which would antagonize Beaumonts rank-and-file because both executives are widely despised. Is that still on track given Beaumonts oceans of red ink? 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. But Beaumonts release last month announcing her elevation to chair to replace John Lewis provides some insight. 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. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. Based on Foxs history, its quite possible it will be terms that most benefit him. The rankings are based on data compiled before Beaumont Royal Oak outsourced its anesthesia services, a controversial move linked to the death of a patient undergoing a routine colonoscopy and another patient landing in the ICU because of a pain medication overdose. To be sure, Beaumont isnt alone in suffering from a nursing shortage. Beaumont Health CEO John Fox has no shame. Giving some of them oversight over a considerably bigger hospital system is reckless and irresponsible. (Deadline Detroit art work ), 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 said Beaumonts lack of private rooms is a large critical area that has haunted us for decades. He said a comprehensive expansion plan would be finalized by year-end. Starkman: America's Mistakenly Entitled Restaurant Workers February 08, 2023, 12:24 PM - Starkman Approved 'The Week That Was:' Why Police Have Groups Like the 'Scorpion Unit' February 03,. As often happens when you meld two organizations, the weaker one brings the stronger one down. Its not clear whether Freed knows that Beaumont CEO John Fox was among U.S. hospital executives who shouted the loudest about a looming financial crisis for the health care industry because of the pandemic. The head of Beaumonts audit committee was Julie Fream, who earlier this month became the hospital networks chair and has no auditing experience or background listed on her LinkedIn page. We are incredibly excited about the impact the BHSH Beaumont Health Nurse Scholar program will have in health care and for our communities.. The merger could still fall apart if Spectrum has a top-notch duediligence team. 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 massive financial loss.. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? Other state attorney generals have also shown a willingness to take on the powerful interests of U.S. hospital companies. At Beaumont's Royal Oak, Troy, and Grosse Pointe hospitals an elite team of more than 70 anesthesiologists trained and experienced with intubation performed all the procedures. Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. John Kerndl, who joined Beaumont in 2016, quit in March. Its not unusual for a so-called charge or supervisory ICU nurse to have just one year of experience. By Eric Starkman Beaumont Health CEO John Fox has no shame. Although Spectrum and Beaumont have characterized their combination as a merger, Spectrum is effectively taking over Beaumont. 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. The nursing shortage has forced Beaumont Royal Oak to use so-called travel nurses from temp agencies to hold things together in the ER, but this is sparking additional resentment. The resignations were due to working conditions and management dissatisfaction, not Covid. This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. The promised dual headquarters was also BS. Disparities in healthcare are typically blamed on racism of U.S. doctors and other health professionals. June 17, 2021, 9:36 PM . As one source commented: Why doesnt the board just give Fox $25 million to go away?. Eight will come from Spectrum, including Freese. Instead, they allowed Spectrum to acquire Beaumont, creating Michigans biggest hospital system, as well as the states biggest employer. Grand Rapids business community is small and tight knit, and Spectrum is a major employer in western Michigan. Reach the writer ateric@starkmanapproved.com. The financial terms of the deal will reveal whether Freese Decker is as touchy-feely as she appears or whether she can be quite ruthless when a lucrative financial opportunity presents itself. 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Beaumont Health CEO John Fox, the Atlanta carpetbagger who destroyed the companys flagship Royal Oak hospital while pocketing more than $20 million for himself, appears close to pulling off what he set out to do from the moment he arrived in Metro Detroit six years ago: Merging southeastern Michigans biggest hospital network out of existence. Inexperienced nurses Its Beaumonts attempt to mislead southeastern Michigan residents that they arent losing a local institution. He previously concluded a deal with Akron-based Summa Health but backed out despite already having received regulatory approval. 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. 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. Share. Spectrum CEO Tina Freese Decker will lead the combined company. Turns out Beaumonts reported $4 billion reserve also dwindled by the time Fox turned over the keys to Freese Decker. Pamela Ries, senior vice president and head of HR at Spectrum, is listed as chief integration officer. Said Kevin Cawley, a Michigan health care consultant: The only possible value I could identify (for the merger) was in national and international physician recruitment, and that frankly is a stretch.. This is a good time to give a shoutout to former Beaumont chair John Lewis, who at the end of the day bears the greatest responsibility for the hospital systems decline. Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. Beaumont is awaiting approval to be rescued by Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids. Fox also disclosed that Beaumont has earmarked $40 million to purchase state-of-the-art beds, some of which are already being delivered. According to one source, Beaumont at least until recently had more than 3,000 job openings. We talk with many of them, Joanne Giardini-Russell, a Brighton Medicare consultant posted on Freeds LinkedIn page. If there was an annual award for the healthcare industrys biggest chump, I defy anyone to propose a more worthy recipient than Tina Freese Decker, CEO of Grand Rapids-based Spectrum Health. Lewis, the board chair, was replaced earlier this month by Julie Frehm, president and CEO of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. Beaumont Royal Oak in the past 18 months has lost more than a dozen prominent surgeons, half of its fellowship trained anesthesiologists, more than 50 nurse anesthetists, and dozens of nurses. Also, if you wish to support Deadline Detroit's. Israel relies nearly 100 percent on Pfizer vaccines, while the U.S. also has a prevalence of Moderna and J&J vaccines. If Michigan had a competent attorney general or a governor with a healthcare interest beyond abortion rights, the deal would have been derailed. That's bad news for Metro Detroit's biggest hospital . No doubt the pot of cash is the bait that got the merger talks going. 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. Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. In his letter, Freed expresses concern that seven Beaumont directors will be named to the combined Spectrum-Beaumont board and that they could ultimately exert undue influence. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. Beaumont Royal Oak nurses must sometimes tend to as many as seven at a time. I'm officially declaring Beaumont CEO John Fox, the Atlanta carpetbagger whose greed and mismanagement destroyed Metro Detroit's biggest hospital system and put the health and safety of areas residents at risk, "The Cookie Monster." 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. Share. Freese Decker grabbed the brass ring, but it was badly tarnished. Copyrightdocument.write(new Date().getFullYear());Deadline Detroit, Inc. - All Rights Reserved, AG Dana Nessel and Gov. Among the benefits of the deal Fox trumpeted was a $1 billion commitment to move the William Beaumont School of Medicine from Oakland University to Beaumonts flagship Royal Oak campus and a significant increase in technology spending. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? The Royal Oak budget cuts were made in 2020, when Beaumont increased its reserves to $3.5 billion from $2.5 billion and Fox earlier in the year warned U.S. hospitals could collapse because of the pandemic. These contracted doctors also were responsible for setting up a Covid-19 ICU unit at Beaumont Troy. 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. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? A responsible attorney general would have removed Fox, board chair Julie Fream, and the other Beaumont directors who stood idly by a long time ago. This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved.. By Eric Starkman. Beaumont Troy also operates at a reduced capacity. In addition to lacking a CFO and chief compliance officer, Beaumont has yet to find a replacement for its chief marketing officer, who left last September. Wright Lassiter III, president and CEO of Henry Ford Health System, is chair of the AHA. Freese Decker is likely assured a big pay increase and bonus. The reason Royal Oaks ER, Beaumonts flagship hospital, is often operating at 60 percent capacity because it doesnt have sufficient staff. That Fream will serve as chair of the board overseeing a combined Spectrum and Beaumont is a disgrace and underscores Michigans poor leadership. There is compelling research showing that hospital mergers result in higher patient costs and reduced quality of care. Beaumont derailed the effort after spending nearly $2 million on union busters, furthering ill will among its nurses. Former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra won a $575 million landmark settlement against Sutter Health for using the market dominance it obtained through a series of mergers to illegally drive-up prices. Spectrum and Beaumont are technically merging because the board of the combined companies will have near equal representation and Beaumont chair Julie Fream will serve as chair of the BHSH. Beaumonts orthopedic surgeons, ranked among the best in the country, are doing their lucrative joint replacement surgeries at area ambulatory centers. Spectrums joint release with Beaumont says the aim of the deal is to make health care more affordable for the communities we serve. Heres my challenge to Freese Decker: For every independent study she can come up with showing where hospital mergers resulted in more affordable care, I will come up with two showing the opposite. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. The release, which Fream presumably signed off on, said her appointment was part of a normal governance leadership rotational process.. Fox has blamed the pandemic for Beaumonts HR problems, but the issues predated Covid. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Spectrum, is chair of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. Fox owns homes in Atlanta and North Carolina, Wilsons primary home is in Grand Rapids, Jordan, Beaumonts chief counsel, commutes from Atlanta, as does Susan Grant, the companys chief nursing officer. The insurance business is among the most profitable sectors in healthcare, but as anyone who has dealt with one of these companies know, their priority is profits, not patient care. A source told me that Barbee was highly regarded among Spectrums Black employees but was frustrated by his inability to achieve meaningful change. 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Working at Beaumont under Fox and his former COO Carolyn Wilson was a hellacious HR experience, and the pandemic worsened the situation. By Eric Starkman John Fox, the Atlanta carpetbagger who washed up on the shores of southeastern Michigan seven years ago to bolster Beaumont Health's profits and gussy up Metro Detroit's. By Eric Starkman. To support Deadline Detroit's independent journalism, please sign up for a $3a month membership or a one-time donation. The Michigan Nurses Union vowed it would no longer seek to organize at Beaumont because of the companys climate of fear.. 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The Beaumont Health System, comprised of Royal Oak, Troy, and Grosse Pointe hospitals, was far superior and the expectation was that the merger would elevate the quality of staff and patient care at the Oakwood and Botsford hospitals. 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Its a standard practice when companies of near comparable size combine: The company whose CEO is tapped to lead the mergedcompany agrees to have the chairman of the partner company serve as chair. Fox and spinmeister Geary have a history of making statements that are deceptive and misleading, a compilation of which can be found here. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Under Susicks leadership, Beaumont Royal Oak precipitously declined, and internally she was viewed as a Fox sycophant. 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. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. If the proposed merger goes through, seven Beaumont board members will serve on the board of the combined companies. The nursing shortage in our state is a critical and complex challenge that must be solved with bold and collaborative solutions, the Detroit Free Press quoted Freese Decker as saying. Its near impossible to put a positive spin on a critical and passionate letter written by a former top executive who played a major role transforming Spectrum into a western Michigan powerhouse. If this is a signal of what to expect if Grand Rapids-based Spectrum Health is allowed to rescue Beaumont Health from further decline, maybe the takeover isnt quite as ill-advised as I thought. One of the deciding factors in evaluating merging Beaumont and Spectrum will be the financial terms of the deal. In a further diss to the community, Beaumont converted a laundry facility into a makeshift morgue without getting permits. There are no bios or photos of Beaumonts other directors, and thats by intent. 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. He also noted that Beaumont received Medicare advances of $505 million in 2020 that needs to be returned this year. The companys chief revenue officer left earlier this month. Spectrum also experienced considerable turnover of Black employees, some of whom considered filing a class action lawsuit . Hiring nurses for Henry Fords flagship Detroit hospital is a more formidable challenge because some candidates fear working in Detroit. Eric Starkman of Los Angeles is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. Share. But Spectrums management is 100 percent running the show. 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. Spectrums previous head of diversity was Ovell Barbee, an African American, who Spectrum proudly announced last April was named one of the leading diversity executives in the country. Reach the writer ateric@starkmanapproved.com. I dont see any value in this merger, Freed says of the marriage deal Spectrum and Beaumont jointly announced last week. Also fostering ill will is Beaumonts mandate requiring that all employees be vaccinated or be fired. Share. 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