Freese Decker held various strategic and operational roles before being named to the top job in 2018. 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. Thats how Beaumont ended up in the sorry state that it did. Inexperienced nurses Spectrum also reported that Beaumont lost $253 million on its investments. Support our reporting and commentary by becoming a Deadline Detroit member for as little as $3 per month. Spectrums CEO Freese Decker joined Spectrum in 2002 as an administrative fellow, a program designed to train masters level graduates the administrative aspects of a healthcare facility. What, if any, role Wilson will play after the merger hasnt been disclosed. It isnt clear from Beaumonts stats that the hospitals Covid patients were admitted because of the disease or possibly some other serious ailments. Eric Starkman of Los Angeles is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. 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. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. Spectrum and Beaumont announced today that they are moving forward with Spectrums takeover, having provided the applicable regulatory agencies with all requested information. The deadline apparently has passed for the Federal Trade Commission to challenge the deal. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. Copyrightdocument.write(new Date().getFullYear());Deadline Detroit, Inc. - All Rights Reserved. Share. Working at Beaumont under Fox and his former COO Carolyn Wilson was a hellacious HR experience, and the pandemic worsened the situation. 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. Why would Beaumont nurses want to remain on staff when they can make more money working at a staffing agency? Even Beaumont employees suffering from myopia can read this writing . Most of them arent qualified to serve on the board of a major hospital company and the proof is in the Beaumont pudding. He didnt address staff as folks as hes repeatedly done in the past and he looked more relaxed and rested than in previous videos. As a result, patients requiring hospital admission must remain in the ER, diverting beds and staff normally dedicated to treating emergencies. Fox cancelled the Advocate Aurora deal a few days later. 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. "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. Beaumont CEO Fox and COO Wilson Must Go Now! To support Deadline Detroit's independent journalism, please sign up for a $3a month membership or a one-time donation. 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. By Eric Starkman. Gretchen Whitmer. By Eric Starkman. And there is no mention of what, if any, role Beaumont COO Carolyn Wilson will play after the merger. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. All of Spectrums top executives are based in Grand Rapids, which is understandable since none of Foxs top lieutenants remained with the company. Spectrum and Beaumont are not corporate equals. Beaumont Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Beaumont CEO John Fox . Freese Decker this week toured Beaumont Troy Hospital, and notably neither Fox nor COO Carolyn Wilson were in tow. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. 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. By comparison, BHSH will have 22 hospitals and 64,000 employees. Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. Nurses employed by staffing agencies are paid more than staff nurses performing the same functions. 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.. 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. Those workforce headwinds should have been known to Freese Decker well before she took over Beaumont. Its a no-brainer to understand why Fox desperately needs to pull off the Spectrum merger. 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. Under Susicks leadership, Beaumont Royal Oak precipitously declined, and internally she was viewed as a Fox sycophant. 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. Freese Decker cant say she wasnt warned. By Eric Starkman. 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 . Spectrum was projecting a loss of $57.1 million, which also is an eye-opening surprise. 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! That could further worsen Beaumonts nursing shortage. Its totally bizarre.. Naming Fream as chairman was done for optics, an attempt to assure Southeastern Michigan residents that their interests would be protected if Spectrum and Beaumont merge. John Kerndl, who joined Beaumont in 2016, quit in March. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. Even more disconcerting: Beaumont chairwoman Julie Fream will serve as chairwoman if the companies merge. Israel relies nearly 100 percent on Pfizer vaccines, while the U.S. also has a prevalence of Moderna and J&J vaccines. 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. This is Beaumont's latest attempt to merge with another hospital . Share. 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Beaumont Dearborn also is receiving military assistance to help the hospital manage its Covid patient load. By Eric Starkman Beaumont Health CEO John Fox has no shame. Henry Ford Hospital announced this week that it was closing 120 inpatient beds systemwide due to staffing shortages. Spectrum was projecting a loss of $57.1 million, which . Spectrums four-person communications team also ignored a request for comment. 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. We talk with many of them, Joanne Giardini-Russell, a Brighton Medicare consultant posted on Freeds LinkedIn page. 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. ", a month membership or a one-time donation, Beaumont Health's Merger Partner Reveals its Disingenuous, Deceptive and Disrespectful Nature, Spectrum Healths Black Employees Explore Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Systemic Racism, Beware! Beaumont is having difficulty attracting mid- and lower-level employees as well. 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. Whats becoming increasingly obvious is how Freese Decker, like John Fox, is prone to making public statements that have no basis in fact. Spectrums takeover of Beaumont was a deal that should never have been allowed. Craig's guest is Eric Starkman, Deadline Detroit contributor and author of the blog Starkman Approved. 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