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. That's bad news for Metro Detroit's biggest hospital system. The nursing scholarship wont alleviate Spectrums immediate nurse staffing issues. Beaumonts Fox doesnt take pride in the directors he is supposedly accountable to, possibly because he regards them as his subordinates. Its totally bizarre.. Reach Eric Starkman at eric@starkmanapproved.com . Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. 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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. Beaumont institutionally has a very tenuous relationship with truth. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? Hospital plans are designed to incentivize doctors not to order or recommend expensive procedures in order to reduce payouts. Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. Beaumont was once mostly staffed by highly skilled veterans, among the best in healthcare. Beaumont CFO John Kerndl Resigns, Beaumont Nurse Anesthetists Union Drive Could Save Imploding Hospital from Further Demise, Layoffs. Beaumont Royal Oak nurses must sometimes tend to as many as seven at a time. The companys chief revenue officer left earlier this month. 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. He didnt address staff as folks as hes repeatedly done in the past and he looked more relaxed and rested than in previous videos. 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. To support Deadline Detroit's independent journalism, please sign up for a $3a month membership or a one-time donation. There are no bios or photos of Beaumonts other directors, and thats by intent. Eric Starkman of Los Angeles is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. But ER nurses are angry with Melissa Foreman Lovell, Troys chief nursing officer, who they say rarely appears at the hospital. About a half dozen of Freams former board cronies also serve on the Spectrum board, once entirely controlled by Grand Rapids and western Michigan-based residents. 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. BHSH will be the biggest hospital network in Michigan and the states biggest employer. Michigan Gov. Lewis, the board chair, was replaced earlier this month by Julie Frehm, president and CEO of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. 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. 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. September 15, 2020, 9:36 PM . to Michigan Tweet. 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. 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. Spectrums board strikes me as pretty buttoned up, so they might not yet appreciate the extent of how damaged Beaumont really is. 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. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. 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. 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 Grand Rapids television station revealed that operating room OBGYN doctors were posting photos on social media of them holding up surgically removed organ and tissue material as part of a game they likened to The Price Is Right. The report by NBC affiliate WOODis a classic worth watching because the reporter cant believe what shes actually reporting. Share. Jane Jordan, Beaumonts general counsel, is said to have stuck around only to help Fox negotiate a merger deal. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. Beaumont Health CEO John Fox has no shame. Nonprofit hospitals are supposed to manage their investments conservatively, opting for boring short-term duration bonds and other low risk investments. 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. In a major blow to the hospital, Reza Dabir, Dearborns top cardiothoracic surgeon, resigned to join Ascension Health. So What? My guess is that if Freed understood how Beaumonts directors stood idly by while Beaumont imploded, hed challenge their appointments regardless. Many executives ask me privately, How many Black people do I have to have?. 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. Fox said Beaumont plans to ask for military assistance to support its other facilities. The reason Royal Oaks ER, Beaumonts flagship hospital, is often operating at 60 percent capacity because it doesnt have sufficient staff. By Eric Starkman. Beaumont CEO John Fox . Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Disgruntled Staff. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? Eric Starkman of Los Angeles is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. 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. 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. Hes even willing to exploit the publics fear of Covid to distract from his own mismanagement. Today is indeed a historic day. 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. Moreover, rookie nurses still have a lot to learn. 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. 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. Rather than having people speculate he was passed over, he chose to step down in advance. Board chair Fream, who holds a Harvard MBA, told The Detroit News that Beaumont's board used an "independent consultant" to determine Fox's compensation. So What? Freese Decker this week toured Beaumont Troy Hospital, and notably neither Fox nor COO Carolyn Wilson were in tow. That's bad news for Metro Detroit's biggest hospital . Beaumont is awaiting approval to be rescued by Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids. Spectrums board includes Doug DeVos, co-chair of Amway, whose family is among the most powerful in Michigan. They are looking at diversity as a numbers game. Fox in January also disclosed that Beaumont planned to spend significant dollars to embark on a three to five-year plan to expand the health systems private bed capacity. More importantly, I doubt that Spectrums doctors would feel the need to circumvent management in the first place. Funny we only now are learning just how badly Fox ran Beaumont into the ground. Spectrums takeover of Beaumont was a deal that should never have been allowed. 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. Beaumont CEO John Fox will forever be remembered in the Detroit area as a con man. Ohios AG has won a series of landmark settlements taking on healthcare companies. 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. 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 . 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. That could further worsen Beaumonts nursing shortage. The merger could still fall apart if Spectrum has a top-notch duediligence team. Less readily understood is why Spectrum would want to do a deal. A trade publication quoted Freese Decker today as saying theres widespread enthusiasm in western and southeastern Michigan for the merger. No doubt the pot of cash is the bait that got the merger talks going. Ive been looking for the past week and have not located them. 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. 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. 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. Freese Decker cant say she wasnt warned. 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. 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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. Spectrums due diligence team will be unable to get clarifications on Beaumonts financials from the companys CFO because it doesnt have one. Beaumont Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Henry Ford Hospital announced this week that it was closing 120 inpatient beds systemwide due to staffing shortages. (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. I know little about Fream, who served as Beaumonts vice chair for several years. 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. Spectrums financial statements indicate that cash and investments from the acquisition was $3.2 billion. Starkman: Why Beaumont's John Fox Could Haul More Than $30 Million Back to Atlanta Tweet. 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. Spectrum no doubt knew that Fox was desperate to unload Beaumont, so Freese Decker had him by the cajones. Beaumont Troy also operates at a reduced capacity. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. 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