Craig's guest is Eric Starkman, Deadline Detroit contributor and author of the blog Starkman Approved. Beaumont CEO John Fox is headed for the door Friday. This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved.. By Eric Starkman. To support Deadline Detroit's independent journalism, please sign up for a $3a month membership or a one-time donation. 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. BHSH will be the biggest hospital network in Michigan and the states biggest employer. I can suspect what the problem is but, without transparency, I cant know.. Why would Beaumont nurses want to remain on staff when they can make more money working at a staffing agency? I dont know how we could handle a catastrophe, said a source at Royal Oaks ER. Other state attorney generals have also shown a willingness to take on the powerful interests of U.S. hospital companies. View Comments. I dont see any value in this merger, Freed says of the marriage deal Spectrum and Beaumont jointly announced last week. 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. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. But Spectrums management is 100 percent running the show. We are incredibly excited about the impact the BHSH Beaumont Health Nurse Scholar program will have in health care and for our communities.. Yet neither Whitmer or Nessel demanded any diversity or health equity commitments from Spectrum as a condition of its takeover. 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. 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. 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. Although Spectrum and Beaumont have characterized their combination as a merger, Spectrum is effectively taking over Beaumont. Beaumont Health was significantly impacted by these financial and workforce headwinds that were particularly strong in Southeast Michigan (in the second quarter). Share. 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. 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. Said a veteran Troy ER source: Ive never seen anything like this in all my years of nursing. 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. Spectrum no doubt knew that Fox was desperate to unload Beaumont, so Freese Decker had him by the cajones. Beaumont is a crippled hospital network on management life support. Thats how Beaumont ended up in the sorry state that it did. 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. ER sources at Royal Oak and Troy say Covid patients account for a small percentage seeking emergency treatment. If Michigan had a competent attorney general or a governor with a healthcare interest beyond abortion rights, the deal would have been derailed. 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 Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? 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. Freese Decker is likely assured a big pay increase and bonus. Beaumonts Fox doesnt take pride in the directors he is supposedly accountable to, possibly because he regards them as his subordinates. Pamela Ries, senior vice president and head of HR at Spectrum, is listed as chief integration officer. 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. Beaumont Health CEO John Fox has no shame. It isnt clear from Beaumonts stats that the hospitals Covid patients were admitted because of the disease or possibly some other serious ailments. An additional director will also be named. Beaumont CFO John Kerndl Resigns, Beaumont Nurse Anesthetists Union Drive Could Save Imploding Hospital from Further Demise, Layoffs. To be sure, Beaumont isnt alone in suffering from a nursing shortage. Starkman: Beware! All of Spectrums top executives are based in Grand Rapids, which is understandable since none of Foxs top lieutenants remained with the company. The Chief People Officer position is listed as open, indicating that Ries isnt getting the top HR job at BHSH. Spectrum, with $6.9 billion in revenues, operates 14 hospitals in the western side of the stateand has 30,000 employees. Spectrum CEO Tina Freese Decker obviously believes the Beaumont merger is already a done deal. The silence is understandable. 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. According to the most recently available filings, Freese Decker earned $3.9 million in 2018. Yet the Leapfrog safety rating of Henry Fords flagship hospital in Detroit is a C, while its ambulatory center in more affluent West Bloomfield enjoys an A. HFH chief Lassiter is Black, and almost half of the flagship hospitals staff is nonwhite. 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. Beaumont institutionally has a very tenuous relationship with truth. Jane Jordan, Beaumonts general counsel, is said to have stuck around only to help Fox negotiate a merger deal. It appears that Beaumont Health CEO John Fox won't be bundling his millions and bidding Michigan goodbye as soon as he hoped. Consultants are part of the . 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. 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. Freed doesnt disclose his hunch about Beaumonts financials, which received less oversight than he possibly knows. Disparities in healthcare are typically blamed on racism of U.S. doctors and other health professionals. 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Thats right, CFO Matthew Cox referred to Beaumont as an acquisition, not a merger as Freese Decker and Fox led the media to believe. Fox previously disclosed he talked to more than 100 hospital systems hoping to find a corporate bride for Beaumont. Instead, they allowed Spectrum to acquire Beaumont, creating Michigans biggest hospital system, as well as the states biggest employer. And there is no mention of what, if any, role Beaumont COO Carolyn Wilson will play after the merger. 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. One of the deciding factors in evaluating merging Beaumont and Spectrum will be the financial terms of the deal. 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. Spectrums prices are higher than Beaumonts, as the hospital network has significantly less competition in western Michigan. Ive been looking for the past week and have not located them. Freese Decker should be fired. 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. The reason Royal Oaks ER, Beaumonts flagship hospital, is often operating at 60 percent capacity because it doesnt have sufficient staff. 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. Merging with Beaumont would more than double Spectrums size in some areas. I know little about Fream, who served as Beaumonts vice chair for several years. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? Spectrum CEO Tina Freese Decker will lead the combined company. Wright Lassiter III, president and CEO of Henry Ford Health System, is chair of the AHA. 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. By Eric Starkman During the Covid pandemic, a hospital's safety practices are more. 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. Even Beaumont employees suffering from myopia can read this writing . He previously concluded a deal with Akron-based Summa Health but backed out despite already having received regulatory approval. Beaumont, consistent with its practice of putting a spin on undesirable news, notified employees that it is making "good progress" toward . Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. 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 comparison, BHSH will have 22 hospitals and 64,000 employees. By Eric Starkman. Reach the writer ateric@starkmanapproved.com. How Absurd. Freed notes that Beaumont claims to have 300 days of cash on hand but doesnt have a top-tier bond rating allowing it to borrow money at the best rates. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. 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,. Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. Beaumont spent nearly $2 million on union busters when nurses at the Royal Oak hospital attempted to organize in 2019. As Deadline Detroit recently reported, Beaumonts once-bustling endoscopy suite, where a patient died undergoing a routine colonoscopy in January, has suffered a rash of nurse resignations and can barely operate at 50 percent capacity. 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. Hiring nurses for Henry Fords flagship Detroit hospital is a more formidable challenge because some candidates fear working in Detroit. This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. Freed has vowed he will hold Spectrums directors accountable for the repercussions to his Grand Rapids community. Given that a survey of Beaumont doctors revealed last year they had no confidence in Fox, Wilson, and chief medical officer David Wood Jr., recruiting top quality executives to Beaumont is a near impossible challenge with Fox and Wilson at the helm. 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. 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. Susan Grant, the chief nursing officer for all of Beaumont, has her primary home in Atlanta. 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. Eric Starkman of Los Angeles is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved.. By Eric Starkman. Even when Fox announces a merger deal with Spectrum, theres still no guarantee it will go through. Support our reporting and commentary by becoming a Deadline Detroit member for as little as $3 per month. Confidentiality is assured. The anesthesiologists did this while earning a fraction of their . To support Deadline Detroit's independent. Nonprofit hospitals are supposed to manage their investments conservatively, opting for boring short-term duration bonds and other low risk investments. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. 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. 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 was once mostly staffed by highly skilled veterans, among the best in healthcare. That resulted in Beaumont staff nurses working alongside nurses getting paid considerably more money doing the same job, prompting more staff nurses to leave. Beaumont Royal Oak nurses must sometimes tend to as many as seven at a time. Its Beaumonts attempt to mislead southeastern Michigan residents that they arent losing a local institution. Fox cancelled the Advocate Aurora deal a few days later. Another open position is the Chief Inclusion, Equity, Diversity and Social Impact Officer.. He tweeted on Thursday that he was cautiously optimistic about certain aspects of the partnership. 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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. 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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. No doubt the pot of cash is the bait that got the merger talks going. 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. Beaumont derailed the effort after spending nearly $2 million on union busters, furthering ill will among its nurses. 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. Spectrums board strikes me as pretty buttoned up, so they might not yet appreciate the extent of how damaged Beaumont really is. 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. Fox and spinmeister Geary have a history of making statements that are deceptive and misleading, a compilation of which can be found here. 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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. We talk with many of them, Joanne Giardini-Russell, a Brighton Medicare consultant posted on Freeds LinkedIn page. Its a no-brainer to understand why Fox desperately needs to pull off the Spectrum merger. The promised dual headquarters was also BS. Beaumont CEO John Fox . 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. Spectrums financial statements indicate that cash and investments from the acquisition was $3.2 billion. 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. 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. Starkman: Prominent Beaumont Cardiologist Calls for Ouster of Corporate Leaders, The Clueless Generosity of Beaumont CEO John Fox, Beaumont's Bonuses and the Sorry State of Michigan's Political Leadership, The Controversial Company Beaumont CEO John Fox Keeps, Beaumont Chief John Fox to Detroit-Area Children -- FU Too, 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. Spectrum also reported that Beaumont lost $253 million on its investments. 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. 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. Beaumont Troy also operates at a reduced capacity. Freese Decker this week toured Beaumont Troy Hospital, and notably neither Fox nor COO Carolyn Wilson were in tow. Gretchen Whitmer were silent. Underscoring Beaumonts disregard for transparency, the company routinely waits till the very last day before filing its Form 990, a document nonprofits are required to make public revealing compensation and other critical information. Nurses employed by staffing agencies are paid more than staff nurses performing the same functions. 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. June 17, 2021, 9:36 PM . The deal, which was announced Thursday, is still subject to various regulatory approvals. 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. 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. If the proposed merger goes through, seven Beaumont board members will serve on the board of the combined companies. A company is headquartered where the CEO is based. Fox has blamed the pandemic for Beaumonts HR problems, but the issues predated Covid. 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. This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. By Eric Starkman Beaumont Health CEO John Fox has no shame. Spectrums takeover of Beaumont was a deal that should never have been allowed. Less readily understood is why Spectrum would want to do a deal. For years, former Beaumont CEO John Fox was paid more than $6 million annually because of his supposedly deft fiscal management. 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. To the distaste of the pediatric heads colleagues, Susick walked him out of the hospital in front of his staff. Spectrums four-person communications team also ignored a request for comment. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. Whats becoming increasingly obvious is how Freese Decker, like John Fox, is prone to making public statements that have no basis in fact. Spectrums board is certainly a lot tougher on compensation. Destroying Beaumont and Spectrum Health, Covid Not Responsible for ER Debacles at Beaumont RO and Troy, Sh** Show at Beaumont Endoscopy Suite in Chaos Amid Nursing Shortage, C-Section Horror at Beaumont Lawsuit Claims Surgeon Left Sponge in Patients Abdomen, Former Spectrum CFO Trashes Beaumont Merger and Warns of 'Massive Financial Loss', Beaumont's Merger Partner Reveals its Disingenuous, Deceptive, Disrespectful Nature, Spectrum Healths Black Employees Explore Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Systemic Racism, Beware! Studies also show that hospital mergers also result in a decline in patient care. 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. 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. Spectrum appears to have grown organically, focused on a region it knows well. 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. 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. 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. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. 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. It appears that Beaumont Health CEO John Fox won't be bundling his millions and bidding Michigan goodbye as soon as he hoped. Far from it. 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. Eric Starkman of Los Angeles is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. 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