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
Category Archives: Centegra
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
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that the Federal Appellate Court for Northern Illinois has ruled that a civil suit against Centegra can proceed, but McHenry County and Correctional Officers are off the hook. The suit is about the hanging suicide … 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
This is a continuation of Stephen Willson’s critique of the $42 million health club/classroom expansion proposed by the McHenry County College Board. Proposition 5: There is a need for additional classroom space. Response: MCC has plenty of unused capacity and … Continue reading
This is a continuation of Stephen Willson’s critique of the $42 million health club/classroom expansion proposed by the McHenry County College Board. Proposition 3: But Centegra’s new hospital in Huntley will create a lot of jobs. Response: Centegra will fill … Continue reading
Municipal bond analyst Stephen Willson, who has been critical of both the proposal to expand the Crystal Lake Library and the massive expansion of McHenry County College, has written a critique of the College Board’s plan to build a $42 … Continue reading
Almost twenty days ago, McHenry County Blog reported on Medicare penalties being levied by the Federal government on local hospitals. While the article focused on hospitals serving local patients, a Chicago Tribune article Thursday reported on hospitals statewide. Being early … Continue reading
Bill Baar’s West Side blog led me to the story of how the Obama Administration is penalizing hospitals it judges to have too high readmission rates, for Medicare patients. Fox News explains, “Starting in October, Medicare will reduce reimbursements to … Continue reading
“Jane No” is the lead plaintiff, along with “Jane Doe” and “Jane Roe” in a suit filed in McHenry County Circuit Court Friday by attorney Robert Hanlon. Each plaintiff seeks at least $150,000 from defendant Dr. Basudeb Saha. In the … Continue reading
When visiting a patient at Sherman Hospital this summer, one of the employees revealed that messages had been sent to employees that the hospital was in negotiations with Advocate Health System for a possible merger or other financial cooperation. As … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Pam Althoff: Sen. Althoff to sponsor health, phone bill workshop McHENRY, Ill. – State Sen. Pamela Althoff (R-McHenry) will be hosting an upcoming informative workshop aimed at helping constituents learn more about changes to … Continue reading
I thought CBS Channel Two had the best coverage of the Rod Blagojevich verdict reading. An employee was texting from the courtroom. Viewers could see in real time what the talking heads saw. In covering the Health Facilities Planning Board … Continue reading