Bailing Out At Beaumont -- 2 More Top Execs Bid Bye-Bye To 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 California. Unlike yourself, Sakwa was born in the Detroit area and had strong ties to southeastern Michigan. While you maintain that Sakwa left because of revenue sharing issues, multiple people have told me he left because he was disgusted with your leadership.
He was not alone. A survey last year revealed the majority of Beaumont doctors had no faith in your leadership or that of COO Carolyn Wilson and Chief Medical Officer David Wood Jr. The disdain was particularly strong at Beaumont Royal Oak, a nationally respected hospital until you showed up.
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