A press release concerning the shift of power in Centegra. The original story on McHenry County Blog can be found here. Centegra action requires examination McHENRY — A longstanding facet of support for and governance of Centegra Health System, its … Continue reading
Category Archives: Bill Dam
In a stunning consolidation of power, the Centegra Health System Board of Trustees changed its by-laws to eliminate the community members who elected them. The result is the transformation of a community-based, not-for-profit corporation–created in 1982–to a tightly-held, self-perpetuating governing … Continue reading
A press release from a newly-incorporated organization of Centegra physicians: Independent doctors group incorporates; mulls legal options in dispute with Centegra McHENRY — A group of independent, non-salaried doctors, all on the staff of Centegra hospitals, has incorporated as IPG … Continue reading
Thursday, a press release was received about Wednesday’s Crystal Lake Holiday Inn meeting put together by Dr. Bill Dam, a decades-long Centegra physician with 60,000 patient files. Sunday, the Northwest Herald used that release as the basis for a story. … Continue reading
This is the third installment of the meeting called by Dr. Bill Dam, long-time Centegra physician. Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 can be found here. The Power Point presentation can be found here. “We’re holding this meeting … Continue reading
A press release arrived about the meeting that Dr. Bill Dam called about his and others’ concerns about the direction of Centegra. It is below: Meeting airs health system concerns CRYSTAL LAKE — An effort to enlighten area residents regarding … Continue reading
I was reminded of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” while listening to Dr. Bill Dam present the case for changing the direction of Centegra Health Systems at the Holiday Inn Wednesday. The Fox Lake physician, who cleaned up the Fox … Continue reading
A press release from Dr. William Dam: All interested public now invited to Centegra ‘community governors’ meeting CRYSTAL LAKE — A letter from the Centegra Health System Board of Governors urging non-attendance at a special meeting of the health system’s … Continue reading
At the end of August, McHenry County Blog published a letter from long-time local physician, Bill Dam. Dam was brought in to clean up the Fox Waterway Agency and the Village of Fox Lake when officials ran afoul of the … Continue reading
At the end of August Dr. Bill Dam sent out a letter about his concerns of the direction that Centegra is taking. He asked that members of the not-for-profit corporation not sign their proxies away to the administration, but come … Continue reading
Former Fox Lake Mayor and Fox Waterway Chairman and long-time Centegra physician, Dr. Bill Dam, is leading the charge to change the direction of Centegra Health System. He has called a special meeting for Crystal Lake’s Holiday Inn on September … Continue reading
Centegra Hospital is doing its best to change its by-laws to conform with a policy change that directs patients admitted with doctors to hospital employees for future care. For most of its history, the hospital has allowed physicians to be … Continue reading