Copyrightdocument.write(new Date().getFullYear());Deadline Detroit, Inc. - All Rights Reserved, Michael Freed doesn't "see any value in this merger. Nonprofit hospitals are supposed to manage their investments conservatively, opting for boring short-term duration bonds and other low risk investments. Thats right, CFO Matthew Cox referred to Beaumont as an acquisition, not a merger as Freese Decker and Fox led the media to believe. Its almost a mantra among Beaumont Royal Oak nurses that Henry Ford treats their nurses like royalty. Beaumont has had a contentious relationship with its Royal Oak nurses for years, prompting them to try to organize a union two years ago. In its announcement to employees, Beaumont said the merged company will maintain dual headquarters in Southfield and Grand Rapids, an economically inefficient move if true but it likely isnt. A company is headquartered where the CEO is based. The metric that matters most is quality of patient care. Fox trumpeted the deal as a win for Southeastern Michigan because he said Advocate Aurora would invest $1 billion to move the William Beaumont Medical School in Rochester to the Royal Oak campus and upgrade Beaumonts technology. (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. Allowing them to continue profiting from their mismanagement would undermine Spectrum managements credibility from the get-go. Freese Decker should be fired. Consultants are part of the . The only aspect of the deal worth cheering about is that Fox will finally be removed from Beaumont, but the company shouldnt have to lose its independence to make that happen. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. Corewell Health has appointed Dr. Daniel Carey as the new president for its Beaumont Hospital campus in Royal Oak. Why would Beaumont nurses want to remain on staff when they can make more money working at a staffing agency? 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. The anesthesiologists did this while earning a fraction of their . They say waits extending six hours and beyond stem from a chronic shortage of inpatient nurses thats forced the closing of various wards. By Eric Starkman Beaumont Health CEO John Fox has no shame. In another example of how Freese Decker is just like John Fox in looking to deceive and distract, Spectrum announced it will provide Oakland University with $20 million over the next five years for a Beaumont Health Nurse Scholar Program. The evidence is overwhelming that when hospitals merge, prices go up. Spectrum also experienced considerable turnover of Black employees, some of whom considered filing a class action lawsuit . Far from it. By Eric Starkman. How Absurd. After she announced the deal, former Spectrum CFO Michael Freed publicly alerted Spectrum's then board the deal could result in a massive financial loss.. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. Eric Starkman of Los Angeles is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. 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. 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. Virtually all of Fox's senior management team resigned or was . 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.. Beaumont Health CEO John Fox has no shame. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. By Eric Starkman Beaumont Health CEO John Fox has no shame. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Thats how Beaumont ended up in the sorry state that it did. Beaumonts board failed in their duties overseeing the hospital system they were responsible for protecting. The companys chief revenue officer left earlier this month. Spectrums board includes Doug DeVos, co-chair of Amway, whose family is among the most powerful in Michigan. So What? 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. After posting his letter, Freed noted on his LinkedIn page that Beaumont made $167 million from its operations in 2020, which included revenue recognition of $349 million from the CARES Act and FEMA payments for Covid. Beaumont CFO John Kerndl Resigns, Beaumont Nurse Anesthetists Union Drive Could Save Imploding Hospital from Further Demise, Layoffs. Spectrum no doubt knew that Fox was desperate to unload Beaumont, so Freese Decker had him by the cajones. Beaumont CFO John Kerndl Resigns, Beaumont Nurse Anesthetists Union Drive Could Save Imploding Hospital from Further Demise, Layoffs. Indiana University Health has 16 hospitals and 36,000 employees. If the proposed merger goes through, seven Beaumont board members will serve on the board of the combined companies. Spectrum was projecting a loss of $57.1 million, which also is an eye-opening surprise. Beaumont is a crippled hospital network on management life support. The FTC has a backlog of merger applications, and it could take months before it decides on the Spectrum/Beaumont deal. Eight will come from Spectrum, including Freese. As of this writing, Freeds letter received 40 likes and other shows of support, and not a single criticism. 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. By Eric Starkman. Soon after, Fox announced the Advocate Aurora deal. Beaumont CEO John Fox is headed for the door Friday. But ER nurses are angry with Melissa Foreman Lovell, Troys chief nursing officer, who they say rarely appears at the hospital. Fortunately, Freese Deckers western Michigan businesses were healthy enough to allow Spectrum to eke out an operating profit of $119.7 million despite Beaumonts losses. Fox is about 70, and given his failed performance, it was a given that he wouldn't lead the combined Spectrum Beaumont entity. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? The resignations were due to working conditions and management dissatisfaction, not Covid. Fox disclosed that Beaumont has extensively expanded its use of nurse staffing agencies, which could exacerbate already poor morale among its nurses. BHSH will be the biggest hospital network in Michigan and the states biggest employer. The FTC decision to implicitly rubber stamp Spectrums takeover underscores the weakness of President Bidens leadership and the little respect he commands, even among his own appointees. Instead, thanks to aggressive cost cutting and other misguided decisions by Fox and COO Carolyn Wilson, Beaumont imploded. As an example of their power and influence, they have managed to derail enforcement of rules the Trump Administration issued requiring hospitals to be transparent about their prices. April 18, 2020, 3:27 PM . Many executives ask me privately, How many Black people do I have to have?. Whats becoming increasingly obvious is how Freese Decker, like John Fox, is prone to making public statements that have no basis in fact. In a major blow to the hospital, Reza Dabir, Dearborns top cardiothoracic surgeon, resigned to join Ascension Health. The scuttlebutt around town is that Beaumont directors believe that a merger is the only way to get rid of Fox. Eric Starkman of Los Angeles is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved.. By Eric Starkman. Beaumont Royal Oak nurses must sometimes tend to as many as seven at a time. 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. When the Advocate Aurora deal was announced, Beaumont had a $2.5 billion cash reserve, so Advocate Aurora was essentially committing $1 billion, while retaining $1.5 billion. Lewis resigned as chair just prior to Fox announcing Spectrums takeover and left the board in December. Share. Beaumont derailed the effort after spending nearly $2 million on union busters, furthering ill will among its nurses. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. June 17, 2021, 9:36 PM . Carey has spent more than 20 years as a . The Chief People Officer position is listed as open, indicating that Ries isnt getting the top HR job at BHSH. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. The reason Royal Oaks ER, Beaumonts flagship hospital, is often operating at 60 percent capacity because it doesnt have sufficient staff. Add in a staffing shortage, and you have a perfect storm," Fox said in a news release, urging Detroit-area residents to avoid Beaumont emergency rooms for all but critical care treatments. Its totally bizarre.. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? 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. We are incredibly excited about the impact the BHSH Beaumont Health Nurse Scholar program will have in health care and for our communities.. Seven Failed Beaumont Directors Will Serve on Board If Spectrum Merger Gets Approval Tweet. Newsweek Ranks 3 Beaumont Hospitals Among Best in U.S. One Down, Three to Go. He tweeted on Thursday that he was cautiously optimistic about certain aspects of the partnership. 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." Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. Its a vicious cycle, one that I doubt Spectrum has figured out how to solve. Fox cancelled the Advocate Aurora deal a few days later. Spectrums financial statements indicate that cash and investments from the acquisition was $3.2 billion. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. The release, which Fream presumably signed off on, said her appointment was part of a normal governance leadership rotational process.. The nurse anesthetists at Beaumont Royal Oak, Troy and Grosse Pointe hospitals, who are critical to keeping their facilities' lucrative surgery businesses humming, are mad as hell and aren't going to take it anymore. 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. How Absurd. February 02, 2022, 4:58 PM . It seems unlikely that Beaumont would embark on a major expansion without the input and signoff of Spectrum, which is awaiting regulatory approval to take over the faltering Southfield-based hospital system. 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. Biden last July issued an executive order instructing the FTC to be more critical of hospital mergers because studies show they invariably result in higher patient costs and poorer quality of care. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. But Spectrums management is 100 percent running the show. Even more disconcerting: Beaumont chairwoman Julie Fream will serve as chairwoman if the companies merge. That's bad news for Metro Detroit's biggest hospital system. "Our staff must care for those unvaccinated individuals who become extremely ill with the Covid Delta variant, or other variants, and try to balance all the other patients coming in with medical emergencies. 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. 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. 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. That wasnt entirely true. Freese Deckers bio said her biggest priority is building a health system that celebrates and reinforces diversity and inclusion for employees, patients, families, and members. Yet the entire BHSH senior management team as best I can tell is as lily white as a loaf of Wonder bread. Nurses employed by staffing agencies are paid more than staff nurses performing the same functions. Under Freese Deckers leadership, Spectrum experienced considerable turnover of its Black employees, some of whom approached an attorney to explore whether they had cause to file a discrimination lawsuit. Although Spectrum and Beaumont have characterized their combination as a merger, Spectrum is effectively taking over Beaumont. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? A Zoom video conference call that was leaked this week among physicians and the marketing director of a North Carolina hospital involved a discussion on how to manipulate Covid patient stats to make them more scary to the public. Henry Ford also said the unvaccinated were exacerbating its staff shortages. Meet Michael Freed, decidedly among the bravest persons in Michigan and one who acts on his conscience when it comes to protecting the health care of his hometown Grand Rapids community. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who . Share. Wright Lassiter III, president and CEO of Henry Ford Health System, is chair of the AHA. 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,. It speaks volumes that Spectrum Health CEO Tina Freese Decker and her fellow directors have chosen to get into bed with the directors who are ultimately responsible for the implosion of Beaumont Health. Under the terms of the deal Fox negotiated, Advocate Aurora would have taken over Beaumont and its $2.5 billion reserve without forking out a penny. Less readily understood is why Spectrum would want to do a deal. Beaumont CEO Fox and COO Wilson Must Go Now! Fox took his marching orders from John Lewis, a retired Comerica executive who came from Oakwood and was named chairman of the combined organizations. An additional director will also be named. And given the sorry state of Beaumont resulting from Foxs leadership, its an emergency rescue. Beaumont spent nearly $2 million on union busters when nurses at the Royal Oak hospital attempted to organize in 2019. 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. By Eric Starkman During the Covid pandemic, a hospital's safety practices are more. Southeastern Michigan residents shouldnt look to Rep. Andy Levin to save the day. Beaumont Troy, the only hospital in the companys network with a 5-star ranking for safety from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid, doesnt have the management strife of Royal Oak. Today is indeed a historic day. Fox, who owns homes in Atlanta and North Carolina, cant be bothered to even create the appearance that he cares about Beaumonts future. In addition to her Beaumont debacle, theres been considerable turnover in Spectrums senior ranks, mostly women. 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. Nursing shortages are causing havoc at other Beaumont hospitals as well. As often happens when you meld two organizations, the weaker one brings the stronger one down. 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. ER sources at Royal Oak and Troy say Covid patients account for a small percentage seeking emergency treatment. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. Henry Ford Hospital announced this week that it was closing 120 inpatient beds systemwide due to staffing shortages. This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. Confidentiality is assured. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services objectively ranks hospitals for quality and Beaumont recently got dismal results: Of Beaumonts eight hospitals, only Beaumont Troy, which is overseen by managers willing to stand up to Fox and Wilson, earned a coveted 5-star rating. 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.. He also noted that Beaumont received Medicare advances of $505 million in 2020 that needs to be returned this year. 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. 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. However, Beaumont Royal Oak is one of the busiest surgical centers in the country. To be sure, Beaumont isnt alone in suffering from a nursing shortage. That amounts to a Spectrum takeover in my book. We talk with many of them, Joanne Giardini-Russell, a Brighton Medicare consultant posted on Freeds LinkedIn page. Bloomberg on Wednesday posted an editorial warning about the growing merger trend among hospitals, noting that it leads to higher insurance prices. In quickly reviewing Spectrums website and news releases, I can't find evidence that Freese Decker has expressed the belief that Spectrum needed to achieve considerable size to survive and remain competitive. 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. As a result, patients requiring hospital admission must remain in the ER, diverting beds and staff normally dedicated to treating emergencies. Instead, they allowed Spectrum to acquire Beaumont, creating Michigans biggest hospital system, as well as the states biggest employer. Fox didnt disclose how much Beaumont will spend to fund its real estate expansion. The quality of care has declined to such a degree that insiders readily admit they wouldnt entrust their families care to the hospital. Beaumont spokesman Mark Geary ignored a request for comment, which he typically does. Freed was CFO of Grand Rapids-based Spectrum Health for nearly 19 years, and later headed the hospital companys lucrative Priority Health insurance arm for six years. Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Spectrum, is chair of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. Marshall is big news in Michigan these days, as the state has earmarked more than $1 billion in subsidies for Ford Motor Co. to build an electric battery plant on . 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. Seven Failed Beaumont Directors Will Serve on Board If Spectrum Merger Gets Approval, Beaumont CEO John Foxs Final FU to Detroit: Merger with Spectrum Health, 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, 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. Lewis previously served on the board of one of Beaumonts predecessor companies and likely didnt want to continue after Beaumont completed its merger. 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 . Jane Jordan, Beaumonts general counsel, is said to have stuck around only to help Fox negotiate a merger deal. According to one source, Beaumont at least until recently had more than 3,000 job openings. Fox previously disclosed he talked to more than 100 hospital systems hoping to find a corporate bride for Beaumont. 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. On Thursday he posted an open letteron his LinkedIn page to Spectrums board implicitly questioning Beaumont Health's financials and warning that merging with the Southfield-based hospital network is ill advised. His latest story for DeadlineDetroit.com shows that high ranking executives are being let go in advance of the proposed merger with Grand Rapids based Spectrum Health. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. Beaumont CEO Fox and COO Wilson Must Go Now! The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer and formerDetroit News business reporter, blogs atStarkman Approved. to Michigan Tweet. There are some serious issues with NorthStar Anesthesia, the Texas-based outsourcing company that Wilson bet the farm on and losing badly so far. Still, Beaumont is clearly going to be a financial albatross on Spectrums operations for quite some time. 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. He's even willing to. 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. 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. The only remaining senior management executives are Grant, the chief nursing officer, and Jane Jordan, the chief lawyer, who like Grant and CEO Fox, has her primary home in Atlanta. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. John Kerndl and Denise Waters. For years, former Beaumont CEO John Fox was paid more than $6 million annually because of his supposedly deft fiscal management. Based on Foxs history, its quite possible it will be terms that most benefit him. By comparison, BHSH will have 22 hospitals and 64,000 employees. Merging with Beaumont would more than double Spectrums size in some areas. He's even willing to. She never followed up with a comment. 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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. 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. Studies out of Israel suggest that Pfizers vaccine protection begins waning after six months, but the FDA said that U.S. data is inconclusive. 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. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. The company announced this week that Aaron Gillingham, Beaumont Healths senior vice president and chief human resources officer and interim chief compliance officer, has resigned. Reach the writer ateric@starkmanapproved.com. Hiring nurses for Henry Fords flagship Detroit hospital is a more formidable challenge because some candidates fear working in Detroit. Gretchen Whitmer were silent. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. Beaumont Troy also operates at a reduced capacity. When Fox arrived, Beaumont Royal Oak was among the best regional hospitals in the country; today it can best be described as a giant but mediocre community hospital. 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. 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