Most of them arent qualified to serve on the board of a major hospital company and the proof is in the Beaumont pudding. Spectrum was projecting a loss of $57.1 million, which also is an eye-opening surprise. Beaumont was once mostly staffed by highly skilled veterans, among the best in healthcare. Even when Fox announces a merger deal with Spectrum, theres still no guarantee it will go through. Fox and spinmeister Geary have a history of making statements that are deceptive and misleading, a compilation of which can be found here. Southeastern Michigan residents shouldnt look to Rep. Andy Levin to save the day. Another open position is the Chief Inclusion, Equity, Diversity and Social Impact Officer.. Is that still on track given Beaumonts oceans of red ink? The FTC has a backlog of merger applications, and it could take months before it decides on the Spectrum/Beaumont deal. By comparison, BHSH will have 22 hospitals and 64,000 employees. Studies also show that hospital mergers also result in a decline in patient care. 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. 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. Travel nurses are also required to oversee only four patients at a time and are exempted from having to transport patients to other areas of the hospital. 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. The release, which Fream presumably signed off on, said her appointment was part of a normal governance leadership rotational process.. The merger talking points for Beaumonts leaders includes a commitment to improve health equity. This from a healthcare company that at the height of the Michigan pandemic last yeartemporarilyclosed Beaumont Wayne, a hospital catering to economically disadvantaged individuals with little or no insurance. Giving some of them oversight over a considerably bigger hospital system is reckless and irresponsible. June 17, 2021, 9:36 PM . He also noted that Beaumont received Medicare advances of $505 million in 2020 that needs to be returned this year. Why isnt Freese Decker following through on that supposedly great initiative? The expansion is apromising sign that Spectrum is willing to commit money and resources to expand and upgrade Beaumonts facilities and reverse the decline the hospital system has suffered from Foxs extensive cost-cutting during his seven-year reign. Those workforce headwinds should have been known to Freese Decker well before she took over Beaumont. Fox cancelled the Advocate Aurora deal a few days later. Turns out Beaumonts reported $4 billion reserve also dwindled by the time Fox turned over the keys to Freese Decker. 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. 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. I expect Fox to promote the deal as a merger of equals and its possible the Beaumont name could be retained in some capacity, but dont be fooled: The combination is Foxs Hail Mary attempt to cash out and distract from the extensive damage his leadership has caused. Its a vicious cycle, one that I doubt Spectrum has figured out how to solve. Michigan Gov. The evidence is overwhelming that when hospitals merge, prices go up. Beaumont, consistent with its practice of putting a spin on undesirable news, notified employees that it is making "good progress" toward . In a further diss to the community, Beaumont converted a laundry facility into a makeshift morgue without getting permits. It appears that Beaumont Health CEO John Fox won't be bundling his millions and bidding Michigan goodbye as soon as he hoped. Spectrum also reported that Beaumont lost $253 million on its investments. ER sources at Royal Oak and Troy say Covid patients account for a small percentage seeking emergency treatment. She bolted last month. Spectrum also is comfortable issuing misleading or deceptive statements, so culturally Beaumont is possibly a great fit. Beaumont Troy also operates at a reduced capacity. Beaumont CEO John Fox is headed for the door Friday. They say waits extending six hours and beyond stem from a chronic shortage of inpatient nurses thats forced the closing of various wards. Also fostering ill will is Beaumonts mandate requiring that all employees be vaccinated or be fired. 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. The Chief People Officer position is listed as open, indicating that Ries isnt getting the top HR job at BHSH. Soon after, Fox announced the Advocate Aurora deal. By Eric Starkman During the Covid pandemic, a hospital's safety practices are more. That amounts to a Spectrum takeover in my book. Getting more Americans vaccinated is widely believed the ticket to saving lives and preventing hospitals from being overrun with Covid patients at deaths door. It is said that you can judge a person by the company they keep. Its a no-brainer to understand why Fox desperately needs to pull off the Spectrum merger. According to a source, some travel nurses are being paid lucrative wages to work only three or four shifts a week. Its totally bizarre.. Studies out of Israel suggest that Pfizers vaccine protection begins waning after six months, but the FDA said that U.S. data is inconclusive. 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. Beaumont nurses and nurse anesthetists quit in droves, joining staffing agencies that paid them more money and ensured them better working conditions. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. 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. An additional director will also be named. 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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. We are incredibly excited about the impact the BHSH Beaumont Health Nurse Scholar program will have in health care and for our communities.. 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,. 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. He didnt address staff as folks as hes repeatedly done in the past and he looked more relaxed and rested than in previous videos. Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. 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. Beaumont is having difficulty attracting mid- and lower-level employees as well. Even Beaumont employees suffering from myopia can read this writing . Spectrum CEO Tina Freese Decker obviously believes the Beaumont merger is already a done deal. BHSH will be the biggest hospital network in Michigan and the states biggest employer. Reach the writer ateric@starkmanapproved.com. Spectrums prices are higher than Beaumonts, as the hospital network has significantly less competition in western Michigan. The silence is understandable. 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. The once proud and respected hospital system merged with two lesser ones in 2015, paving the way for Fox, who was determined to sell Beaumont from the moment he arrived. Support our reporting and commentary by becoming a Deadline Detroit member for as little as $3 per month. 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. The metric that matters most is quality of patient care. There are some serious issues with NorthStar Anesthesia, the Texas-based outsourcing company that Wilson bet the farm on and losing badly so far. Eric Starkman of Los Angeles is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. Companies often create diversity positions for window dressing purposes. Starkman: Beaumont CFO John Kerndl and Top CEO Aide Say No! By that measure Fox, Wilson, and Wood have poor performance scorecards. Craig's guest is Eric Starkman, Deadline Detroit contributor and author of the blog Starkman Approved. These contracted doctors also were responsible for setting up a Covid-19 ICU unit at Beaumont Troy. 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? 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. As of this writing, Freeds letter received 40 likes and other shows of support, and not a single criticism. Spectrum no doubt knew that Fox was desperate to unload Beaumont, so Freese Decker had him by the cajones. Nessel also has made that claim. Based on what was paid to the CEO of one of Beaumonts predecessor companies, Fox possibly stands to receive more than $30 million to sail into the Georgia sunset. This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. Various studies, including one published in 2019 by Harvard researchers, also show that hospital mergers result in worsened patient experiences. Beaumont spent nearly $2 million on union busters when nurses at the Royal Oak hospital attempted to organize in 2019. 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. 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. Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. Virtually all of Fox's senior management team resigned or was . 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. This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. Yet neither Whitmer or Nessel demanded any diversity or health equity commitments from Spectrum as a condition of its takeover. 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. That could further worsen Beaumonts nursing shortage. Spectrums takeover must be approved by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Federal Trade Commission. By Eric Starkman. 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. Beaumont CEO Fox and COO Wilson Must Go Now! I only see the potential for massive financial loss., Freed warns Spectrums directors: When you sign the documents that will permanently change this region, your signature will forever hold you accountable for the repercussions.. Also, if you wish to support Deadline Detroit's. 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. 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. Freese Decker is likely assured a big pay increase and bonus. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. The combined Spectrum and Beaumont operations will temporarily be called BHSH System. Although we are facing these current financial headwinds, we are confident we will continue to deliver effectively and successfully on our mission in the communities we serve in Michigan.. 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. Other state attorney generals have also shown a willingness to take on the powerful interests of U.S. hospital companies. The FTCs approval isnt certain, as President Biden has asked the agency to be more critical of mergers. 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. Spectrums takeover of Beaumont was a deal that should never have been allowed. How Absurd. Disgruntled Staff. Bloomberg on Wednesday posted an editorial warning about the growing merger trend among hospitals, noting that it leads to higher insurance prices. 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. Allowing them to continue profiting from their mismanagement would undermine Spectrum managements credibility from the get-go. The courage it took for Freed to write and post a letter questioning the judgment of Spectrums board and reminding them of their fiduciary responsibilities cannot be emphasized enough. Share. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. By Eric Starkman Beaumont Health CEO John Fox has no shame. Freed has vowed he will hold Spectrums directors accountable for the repercussions to his Grand Rapids community. 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. Spectrum appears to have grown organically, focused on a region it knows well. All of Spectrums top executives are based in Grand Rapids, which is understandable since none of Foxs top lieutenants remained with the company. Eric Starkman of Los Angeles is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. 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Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. The quality of care has declined to such a degree that insiders readily admit they wouldnt entrust their families care to the hospital. A traditional Bachelor of Science degree in nursing is typically four years. 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. Pamela Ries, senior vice president and head of HR at Spectrum, is listed as chief integration officer. To the distaste of the pediatric heads colleagues, Susick walked him out of the hospital in front of his staff. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. 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. Beaumont CEO John Fox will forever be remembered in the Detroit area as a con man. Whats notable about the joint announcement and Beaumonts internal communications is whats missing. Gretchen Whitmer has paid lip service that shes committed to so-called healthcare equity, meaning that Blacks receive access to the same quality of care as whites. Freese Decker held various strategic and operational roles before being named to the top job in 2018. Beaumont has signed a letter of intent to merge with Spectrum Health, a Grand Rapids-based hospital network focused on Western Michigan, the company announced internally Wednesday. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. Beaumont Royal Oak nurses must sometimes tend to as many as seven at a time. April 18, 2020, 3:27 PM . 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. September 15, 2020, 9:36 PM . That would mean it will take at least five years for Spectrums nurse program to bear fruit, so it wont do anything to alleviate the current nursing shortage. John Fox, the Atlanta carpetbagger who washed up on the shores of southeastern Michigan seven years ago to bolster Beaumont Healths profits and gussy up Metro Detroits biggest hospital network so that he could sell it, appears hes pulled off what he set out to do. Its reasonable to assume the real reason for Freams elevation was the board knew Fox was close to inking a deal with a merger partner. To support Deadline Detroit's independent journalism, please sign up for a $3a month membership or a one-time donation. That would mean there wouldnt be one senior executive from Beaumont involved in the management of the combined hospital systems. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Spectrumreportedthat Beaumonts operations already have racked up nearly $100 million in losses. The merger could still fall apart if Spectrum has a top-notch duediligence team. In a company video posted on Vimeo Thursday, Beaumont CEO John Fox disclosed that Beaumont plans to spend significant dollars to embark on a three to five-year plan to expand the health systems private bed capacity. As one source commented: Why doesnt the board just give Fox $25 million to go away?. 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. 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.. In a September letter to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel warning about Beaumonts implosion, Shaevsky spoke of the need for independent directors to bring some stability to the organization.. 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. Fox didnt disclose how much Beaumont will spend to fund its real estate expansion. 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. He tweeted on Thursday that he was cautiously optimistic about certain aspects of the partnership. Beaumont spokesman Mark Geary ignored a request for comment. Many organizations are not interested in real change, Chris Metzler, the former associate dean for human resources and diversity studies at Georgetown University, told NBC News. Beaumont is awaiting approval to be rescued by Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids. Hospital plans are designed to incentivize doctors not to order or recommend expensive procedures in order to reduce payouts. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. To support Deadline Detroit's independent journalism, please sign up for a $3a month membership or a one-time donation. 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. Beaumont is a crippled hospital network on management life support. As best I can tell, Freese Decker is genuinely committed to forging relationships with the communities Spectrum serves, unlike Fox and his managers, many of whom dont even live in the Detroit area. The merger rationale was that hospitals benefitted from getting bigger and achieving economies of scale. 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 responsible board would have fired Fox months ago and brought in an interim CEO with strong ties to southeastern Michigan to try and stabilize the place. Spectrum and Beaumont are not corporate equals. Based on Foxs history, its quite possible it will be terms that most benefit him. Working at Beaumont under Fox and his former COO Carolyn Wilson was a hellacious HR experience, and the pandemic worsened the situation. 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. Moreover, rookie nurses still have a lot to learn. 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. Many executives ask me privately, How many Black people do I have to have?. So What? 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Said a veteran Troy ER source: Ive never seen anything like this in all my years of nursing. Understandably, Spectrum is a more profitable hospital system, but its profits also are bolstered by its lucrative Priority Health insurance arm. Beaumont derailed the effort after spending nearly $2 million on union busters, furthering ill will among its nurses. 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. A source told me that Barbee was highly regarded among Spectrums Black employees but was frustrated by his inability to achieve meaningful change. In June of last year Fox announced he planned to merge Beaumont into Advocate Aurora, a Chicago-based hospital network whose CEO was on record as having insatiableambitious plans. Funny we only now are learning just how badly Fox ran Beaumont into the ground. $ 4 billion reserve also dwindled by the time Fox turned over keys! 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