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. What, if any, role Wilson will play after the merger hasnt been disclosed. Freese Decker cant say she wasnt warned. The scuttlebutt around town is that Beaumont directors believe that a merger is the only way to get rid of Fox. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? Starkman: Beaumont CFO John Kerndl and Top CEO Aide Say No! 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. 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. 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.. 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. Eric Starkman of Los Angeles is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. By Eric Starkman . He previously concluded a deal with Akron-based Summa Health but backed out despite already having received regulatory approval. Also unavailable for clarifications will be Dawn Geisert, Beaumonts former compliance chief. Beaumont Troy is a Level II and must also be prepared to handle a wide range of emergencies. 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. Beaumont spokesman Mark Geary ignored a request for comment. Beaumont CFO John Kerndl Resigns, Beaumont Nurse Anesthetists Union Drive Could Save Imploding Hospital from Further Demise, Layoffs. Instead, they allowed Spectrum to acquire Beaumont, creating Michigans biggest hospital system, as well as the states biggest employer. Thats how Beaumont ended up in the sorry state that it did. 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. Pamela Ries, senior vice president and head of HR at Spectrum, is listed as chief integration officer. 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. 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. 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. 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. Ohios AG has won a series of landmark settlements taking on healthcare companies. Southeastern Michigan residents shouldnt look to Rep. Andy Levin to save the day. Eric Starkman of Los Angeles is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. 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. Nonprofit hospitals are supposed to manage their investments conservatively, opting for boring short-term duration bonds and other low risk investments. Spectrum and Beaumont are not corporate equals. Michigan Gov. The Chief People Officer position is listed as open, indicating that Ries isnt getting the top HR job at BHSH. 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.. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Its totally bizarre.. Beaumonts orthopedic surgeons, ranked among the best in the country, are doing their lucrative joint replacement surgeries at area ambulatory centers. By Eric Starkman Beaumont Health CEO John Fox has no shame. BHSHs management team is comprised entirely of Spectrum executives, except Beaumont Royal Oak president Nancy Susick, who has been named interim president of what is being called BHSH Beaumont Health. By Eric Starkman During the Covid pandemic, a hospital's safety practices are more. Giving some of them oversight over a considerably bigger hospital system is reckless and irresponsible. 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. Starkman: Beaumont's Woes Prove CEO Tina Freese Decker Unfit to Run Michigan's Biggest Hospital System Tweet Share August 19, 2022, 3:14 PM The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer and former. 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. 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 . Freese Decker grabbed the brass ring, but it was badly tarnished. 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. 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. Companies often create diversity positions for window dressing purposes. A lifelong Michigander with an impressive background, Barbee resigned in October to join Indiana University Health as head of HR. The metric that matters most is quality of patient care. Spectrum also is comfortable issuing misleading or deceptive statements, so culturally Beaumont is possibly a great fit. Most of them arent qualified to serve on the board of a major hospital company and the proof is in the Beaumont pudding. Not a situation one would expect given that Freese Decker said her biggest priority was building a health system that celebrates and reinforces diversity and inclusion.. 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. 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. Beaumont, consistent with its practice of putting a spin on undesirable news, notified employees that it is making "good progress" toward . But ER nurses are angry with Melissa Foreman Lovell, Troys chief nursing officer, who they say rarely appears at the hospital. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Even more disconcerting: Beaumont chairwoman Julie Fream will serve as chairwoman if the companies merge. Under their oversight, Beaumont suffered a precipitous decline in reputation and quality of care. Beaumonts Fox doesnt take pride in the directors he is supposedly accountable to, possibly because he regards them as his subordinates. 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. Spectrumissued a statement to MiBizabout the disastrous financials reminiscent of the spin Fox served up during his seven-year tenure. 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. 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. 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. To support Deadline Detroit's independent journalism, please sign up for a $3a month membership or a one-time donation. Spectrums board strikes me as pretty buttoned up, so they might not yet appreciate the extent of how damaged Beaumont really is. Beaumont is having difficulty attracting mid- and lower-level employees as well. Other state attorney generals have also shown a willingness to take on the powerful interests of U.S. hospital companies. Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. 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." 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. Its Beaumonts attempt to mislead southeastern Michigan residents that they arent losing a local institution. 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. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? A source told me that Barbee was highly regarded among Spectrums Black employees but was frustrated by his inability to achieve meaningful change. Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. 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. Private rooms are increasingly critical during the pandemic because shared rooms significantly increase the number of medical staff and guests entering, thereby increasing the risk to both patients. Six months into Freese Decker's acquisition of Beaumont Health from former controversial CEO John Fox, metro Detroit's biggest hospital system is suffering from a pandemic of red ink. Said a veteran Troy ER source: Ive never seen anything like this in all my years of nursing. And given the sorry state of Beaumont resulting from Foxs leadership, its an emergency rescue. Fox disclosed that Beaumont has extensively expanded its use of nurse staffing agencies, which could exacerbate already poor morale among its nurses. 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. BHSH is what Spectrum calls its combined Beaumont and Spectrum operations. For years, former Beaumont CEO John Fox was paid more than $6 million annually because of his supposedly deft fiscal management. 'The Week That Was:' Will Kristina Karamo Seriously Damage Michigan's Republican Party? Spectrums takeover of Beaumont was a deal that should never have been allowed. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved. Spectrums four-person communications team also ignored a request for comment. September 15, 2020, 9:36 PM . How Absurd. The merger could still fall apart if Spectrum has a top-notch duediligence team. Freed has vowed he will hold Spectrums directors accountable for the repercussions to his Grand Rapids community. It isnt clear from Beaumonts stats that the hospitals Covid patients were admitted because of the disease or possibly some other serious ailments. Bloomberg on Wednesday posted an editorial warning about the growing merger trend among hospitals, noting that it leads to higher insurance prices. The resignations were due to working conditions and management dissatisfaction, not Covid. Beaumont Health was significantly impacted by these financial and workforce headwinds that were particularly strong in Southeast Michigan (in the second quarter). This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. A company is headquartered where the CEO is based. There are some serious issues with NorthStar Anesthesia, the Texas-based outsourcing company that Wilson bet the farm on and losing badly so far. The combined Spectrum and Beaumont operations will temporarily be called BHSH System. 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. Still, Beaumont is clearly going to be a financial albatross on Spectrums operations for quite some time. He tweeted on Thursday that he was cautiously optimistic about certain aspects of the partnership. 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. 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.. Hes even willing to exploit the publics fear of Covid to distract from his own mismanagement. The companys chief revenue officer left earlier this month. 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. Gretchen Whitmer were silent. This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs atStarkman Approved. I dont see any value in this merger, Freed says of the marriage deal Spectrum and Beaumont jointly announced last week. They say waits extending six hours and beyond stem from a chronic shortage of inpatient nurses thats forced the closing of various wards. 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. Freed doesnt disclose his hunch about Beaumonts financials, which received less oversight than he possibly knows. It is said that you can judge a person by the company they keep. 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. My guess is that if Freed understood how Beaumonts directors stood idly by while Beaumont imploded, hed challenge their appointments regardless. Less readily understood is why Spectrum would want to do a deal. In addition to lacking a CFO and chief compliance officer, Beaumont has yet to find a replacement for its chief marketing officer, who left last September. The FTC has a backlog of merger applications, and it could take months before it decides on the Spectrum/Beaumont deal. 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. There are no bios or photos of Beaumonts other directors, and thats by intent. 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. 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. In his video, Fox disclosed that none of the monies for the planned expansion are being diverted from funds to deal with Beaumonts chronic staff shortages that have forced the closing of wards because there isnt sufficient medical staff to cover them. The financial terms of the deal will reveal whether Freese Decker is as touchy-feely as she appears or whether she can be quite ruthless when a lucrative financial opportunity presents itself. Copyrightdocument.write(new Date().getFullYear());Deadline Detroit, Inc. - All Rights Reserved. Spectrum has also been embroiled in controversy that made national news. 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. Inexperienced nurses Support our reporting and commentary by becoming a Deadline Detroit member for as little as $3 per month. Beaumont nurses and nurse anesthetists quit in droves, joining staffing agencies that paid them more money and ensured them better working conditions. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. 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. According to an email obtained by the Detroit TV station, Beaumont transferred its Covid patients because the CEO said the hospital system was losing too much money treating them. Its a vicious cycle, one that I doubt Spectrum has figured out how to solve. Beaumont spent nearly $2 million on union busters when nurses at the Royal Oak hospital attempted to organize in 2019. 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. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. 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. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. 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. Nessel also has made that claim. Beaumonts flagship Royal Oak hospital only garnered a four-star rating and its other hospitals earned two-and three-star ratings. It appears that Beaumont Health CEO John Fox won't be bundling his millions and bidding Michigan goodbye as soon as he hoped. Allowing them to continue profiting from their mismanagement would undermine Spectrum managements credibility from the get-go. In his video, Fox was wearing a pinstripe suit jacket, not his trademark blue blazer. Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who . 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. Its a no-brainer to understand why Fox desperately needs to pull off the Spectrum merger. 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 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. Beaumont CEO John Fox . 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. 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! The promised dual headquarters was also BS. Beaumont CEO John Fox will forever be remembered in the Detroit area as a con man. The quality of care has declined to such a degree that insiders readily admit they wouldnt entrust their families care to the hospital. But unlike Beaumont, Henry Fords staffing issues arent due to mismanagement. Beaumont was once mostly staffed by highly skilled veterans, among the best in healthcare. Copyrightdocument.write(new Date().getFullYear());Deadline Detroit, Inc. - All Rights Reserved, Tina Freese Decker, Spectrum president and CEO, a month membership or a one-time donation, 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, Andy Levin Goes After Amazon's Union Busting in Alabama, but Silent About Beaumont. Freed might want to reach out to Mark Shaevsky, a prominent southeastern Michigan attorney and a former Beaumont board member before it merged with two lesser hospital companies in 2014. Fox didnt disclose how much Beaumont will spend to fund its real estate expansion. To be sure, Beaumont isnt alone in suffering from a nursing shortage. 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. June 17, 2021, 9:36 PM . Beaumont spokesman Mark Geary ignored a request for comment, which he typically does. 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. 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. 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. So What? How Absurd. Share. He didnt address staff as folks as hes repeatedly done in the past and he looked more relaxed and rested than in previous videos. Understandably, Spectrum is a more profitable hospital system, but its profits also are bolstered by its lucrative Priority Health insurance arm. Freese Decker held various strategic and operational roles before being named to the top job in 2018. Spectrum was projecting a loss of $57.1 million, which . Most of Foxs senior management team has departed, and hes expected to leave once the takeover is completed and he receives the millions of dollars likely owed to him under his golden parachute agreement. 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. Is that still on track given Beaumonts oceans of red ink? April 18, 2020, 3:27 PM . Typically, when deals of these sorts are announced, the CEO of the acquired company pays lip service to being committed to ensuring a smooth transition and promises to stick around and lend their full support. Susick fired Royal Oaks highly regarded and very much beloved head of pediatrics after he protested budget cuts that he argued would harm patient care. Reach the writer ateric@starkmanapproved.com. When you sign the documents that will permanently change this region, your signature will forever hold you accountable for the repercussions, Freed said in a letterhe posted on LinkedIn. Grand Rapids business community is small and tight knit, and Spectrum is a major employer in western Michigan. Spectrum was projecting a loss of $57.1 million, which also is an eye-opening surprise. However, Beaumont Royal Oak is one of the busiest surgical centers in the country. Israel relies nearly 100 percent on Pfizer vaccines, while the U.S. also has a prevalence of Moderna and J&J vaccines. Spectrums board is certainly a lot tougher on compensation. 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. 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.. 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. Beaumont employees and vendors are encouraged to reach out, with confidentiality assured. Funny we only now are learning just how badly Fox ran Beaumont into the ground. 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. 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. 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. Whats notable about the joint announcement and Beaumonts internal communications is whats missing. Fox has a change of control clause in his contract, meaning he will likely receive a lucrative exit package. 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 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. By comparison, BHSH will have 22 hospitals and 64,000 employees. If the proposed merger goes through, seven Beaumont board members will serve on the board of the combined companies. Susan Grant, the chief nursing officer for all of Beaumont, has her primary home in Atlanta. She bolted last month. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. Beaumont CEO John Fox is headed for the door Friday. If Michigan had a competent attorney general or a governor with a healthcare interest beyond abortion rights, the deal would have been derailed. Reach Eric Starkman at: eric@starkmanapproved.com. The situation has become so acute that an ICU patient was recently treated in Troys ER. Under Susicks leadership, Beaumont Royal Oak precipitously declined, and internally she was viewed as a Fox sycophant. Starkman: America's Mistakenly Entitled Restaurant Workers February 08, 2023, 12:24 PM - Starkman Approved 'The Week That Was:' Why Police Have Groups Like the 'Scorpion Unit' February 03,. In what will likely be his final FU to Metro Detroit, Fox will depart on Friday. February 02, 2022, 4:58 PM . Soon after, Fox announced the Advocate Aurora deal. Henry Ford Hospital announced this week that it was closing 120 inpatient beds systemwide due to staffing shortages. To support Deadline Detroit's independent journalism, please sign up for a $3a month membership or a one-time donation. To support Deadline Detroit's independent. Beaumont Troy also operates at a reduced capacity. 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