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A Connecticut orthopedist agreed to a fine of $25,000 for operating on the wrong hip, according to a consent order approved by the state Medical Examining Board Tuesday. Dr. Derek Shia of Connecti...
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Dr. Derek Shia of Connecticut Orthopaedics was fined $25,000 by the state Medical Examining Board after he started to perform surgery on a patient's wrong hip.
This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at By Eric Starkman If we take President Biden at this word, Beaumont Health CEO John Fox should hold off counting the mega-millions he’s planning to haul when he returns to his homes in Atlanta and North Carolina this fall. Based on payouts to a predecessor, Fox could easily pocket more than $30 million if he can successfully unload Beaumont to Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids. He was so sure of the deal that he already began fading from public view. Spectrum CEO Tina Freese Decker is the one ...
This columnist, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at By Eric Starkman It is said that you can judge a person by the company they keep. 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. If the proposed merger goes through, seven Beaumont board members will serve on the board of the combined companies. Eight will come from Spectrum, including Freese. An additional director will also be named. T...
Beaumont CEO John Fox Hey, Beaumont Health CEO John Fox: You’re an accountant, I’m a writer, and I’m going to explain your current situation in language so simple that even the numerical side of your brain can easily process and understand. Most of the people working at Michigan’s biggest hospital network just aren’t into you. They never have been. Your first clue should have come in December 2019 when Marc Sakwa, a nationally renowned cardiac surgeon who was beloved by the medical staff, his patients, and the prestigious donors he attracted, resigned and moved to southern Cali...