Indifference About New Offer Proves Defendant Summers is Wearing his CCF "HAT", Not Lakewood Hat

[Brian Essi]

Back on October 7, 2015, Summers, Butler, Madigan, LHA Chair Gable and Attorney General Mike DeWine were sent an offer to purchase Lakewood Hospital's Columbia road facility by an entity called Surgical Development Partners (SDP) out of Tennessee--the offer is higher than CCF's offer.

Per SDP's website, Surgical Development Partners is a leader in partnering with local physicians to develop and operate fully licensed acute care hospitals. Surgical Development Partners believes that when physicians retain a voice in the management of the facility, improved efficiency, satisfaction, and results materialize. Our physician partner model enables physicians to participate in strategic and operational decision making. This is truly a cutting-edge entity that does exactly what Summers told me back in April, 2015, that Lakewood needed. SPD is only one entity that I contacted back in my first weeks working of the hospital matter---SPD had been watching the hospital matter before I contacted them.

The SPD offer (attached below) which was not confidential, was kept from the pubic until October 19th when I asked about it at a Council meeting and asked Mayor Summers to tell us about his discussions with the CEO of that entity. I first saw it when Butler sent it to me Monday night after the Council meeting per my pubic records request. I told council that I had been contacted by a principal of SPD only recently (well after October 7th) so I was late to the party on this one. I was contacted again yesterday by another SPD representative who has worked with SPD for ten years organizing physicians building acute care hospitals throughout the country--one recently in New Albany, Ohio near Columbus. He assured me they are very interested in Lakewood Hospital and continue their due diligence.

Put on the spot by my question Monday night, Summers said that the CEO of SPD needed "8 acres" (not true) and that the SPD offer is "non binding" (true but so what--its better than CCF's offer at least as far as the public knows it due to the secret backroom discussions in a non competitive bidding situation). BTW, BL representatives have told me that the negotiations with CCF are not going well for Summers and there are indications the new "deal" may be worse than the old LOI. So this makes Summers' comments and lack of fanfare about SPD even more curious. More curious yet is that 2 people have told me there understanding is that Gable told SPD that Columbia road is "not for sale."

It is clear that the SPD offer and interest in an acute care hospital in Lakewood knocks down another false pillar in Summers' false narrative--i.e. "nobody is interested in Lakewood Hospital"

Summers comments about his conversations with the CEO of SPD left me with the impression that some guy from Tennessee just happened to call to have a chat with the mayor of Lakewood and there was nothing more to it.

In his interview for an endorsement with the local tabloid Summers said he wears "two hats"

Summers is clearly wearing his CCF hat.

Apparently Columbia road and Lakewood Hospital are "NOT FOR SALE" unless of course, you are CCF.

Please note that I have no relationship with SPD nor anything to gain personally from interacting wit them. This is similar to me engaging with Metro and other interested suitors who I come across in my due diligence or that contact me out of the blue.

So we have a hospital nd related properties that are being held hostage by the almighty CCF and a series of "leaders" playing a game of "Who's on First" that would spook most suitors, yet a legitimate offer comes out of nowhere.

What does this say about the Summers, Pae, Bullock, Butler, Madigan and other TS/BLer narrative designed to pretend they are looking for solutions, but aren't.

LOI surgical development partners 850 columbia rd.pdf

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[Bridget Conant]

This is disturbing, to say the least. I hope people wake up and understand that virtually EVERYTHING we've been told about healthcare, the CCF deal, and that "no one is interested," is all FALSE and meant to convince us that we must kowtow to CCF and let them tell us what to do.

We will never be able to reverse this bad move if we close the hospital and tear it down. We MUST stop this before it becomes irreversible.

[Corey Rossen]

My interpretation on the "no one is interested" argument...

I thought that others were interested but NOT interested in meeting the "sale" criteria. This is what led to the proposal being dropped and other organizations not submitting. I also understand the lapse in time and therefore removal of bid, a bid that did not meet "sale" criteria anyway.

Scenario...I would like to sell my house for $10,000,000 but no one is interested, well maybe they are interested but their offer does not meet my criteria. The people who submitted a less proposal for purchase have withdrawn their proposal after realizing they did not want to pay $10,000,000 for my house. Therefore, no one is interested in purchasing my house.

Like my house scenario, were the expectations of the "sale" criteria out of reach intentionally? That seems like the real question.


Corey

[Lori Allen _]

Brian,

Thanks for keeping us informed. I would like to say that this shocks me, but, unfortunately I cannot.

[Brian Essi]

My interpretation on the "no one is interested" argument...

I thought that others were interested but NOT interested in meeting the "sale" criteria. This is what led to the proposal being dropped and other organizations not submitting. I also understand the lapse in time and therefore removal of bid, a bid that did not meet "sale" criteria anyway.

Scenario...I would like to sell my house for $10,000,000 but no one is interested, well maybe they are interested but their offer does not meet my criteria. The people who submitted a less proposal for purchase have withdrawn their proposal after realizing they did not want to pay $10,000,000 for my house. Therefore, no one is interested in purchasing my house.

Like my house scenario, were the expectations of the "sale" criteria out of reach intentionally? That seems like the real question.


Corey

Corey,

I have no idea what you are trying to say here, but it seems very contrived and convoluted.

It also doe not relate to anything that happened at LHA, Subsidium, Council, Step 2 so I don't get where you are going with it.

Why does the CCF building on Detroit have a for sale sign on it with a broker and the Lakewood West, 850 Columbia and Hospital Buildings not?

Why was there never a qualified broker investment banker ever hired and why hasn't anyone been marketing those assets since early 2014?

I accept Summers' answer to the local tabloid--he and the faux trustees want to control the land and money.

There you have it--if you don't like his answer, talk with him.

[Corey Rossen]

My interpretation on the "no one is interested" argument...

I thought that others were interested but NOT interested in meeting the "sale" criteria. This is what led to the proposal being dropped and other organizations not submitting. I also understand the lapse in time and therefore removal of bid, a bid that did not meet "sale" criteria anyway.

Scenario...I would like to sell my house for $10,000,000 but no one is interested, well maybe they are interested but their offer does not meet my criteria. The people who submitted a less proposal for purchase have withdrawn their proposal after realizing they did not want to pay $10,000,000 for my house. Therefore, no one is interested in purchasing my house.

Like my house scenario, were the expectations of the "sale" criteria out of reach intentionally? That seems like the real question.


Corey

Corey,

I have no idea what you are trying to say here, but it seems very contrived and convoluted.

It also doe not relate to anything that happened at LHA, Subsidium, Council, Step 2 so I don't get where you are going with it.

Why does the CCF building on Detroit have a for sale sign on it with a broker and the Lakewood West, 850 Columbia and Hospital Buildings not?

Why was there never a qualified broker investment banker ever hired and why hasn't anyone been marketing those assets since early 2014?

I accept Summers' answer to the local tabloid--he and the faux trustees want to control the land and money.

There you have it--if you don't like his answer, talk with him.

Um, I thought you were done speaking to me? Oh well, I guess I can't hit the lottery everyday.

"Like my house scenario, were the expectations of the "sale" criteria out of reach intentionally? That seems like the real question."
I am trying to pose a question with my Save Lakewood hat on in your honor and still you give me crap.

I love this place!

Corey

[Brian Essi]

Corey,

I'm done speaking with you? Where did that come from.

What "crap" are you talking about?

SLH hat?

You are speaking in riddles.

What does your response have to do with this post? I don't see a relationship.

[Corey Rossen]

Corey,

I'm done speaking with you? Where did that come from.

What "crap" are you talking about?

SLH hat?

You are speaking in riddles.

What does your response have to do with this post? I don't see a relationship.

My bad. Technology = 127, Corey = 0.

I thought the post addressing me was from someone else and thus my response.

...none the less...I do feel that intentionally pricing (or setting the criteria) the hospital out of reach may have been a point of concern.

Again, my apologies...this place is still great, despite my technological flaws.

Corey

[todd vainisi]

I think Corey is saying that Summers placed prohibitive conditions on what it would take for other hospital systems to take over hospital operations, knowing that the conditions would be found unsuitable to all who might otherwise be interested, so that the mayor could then say that no one was interested in taking over the hospital (even though the were, just not under the circumstances imposed by the mayor). Hence his 10,000,000 house example (when the value is really only 135,000).

[Corey Rossen]

I think Corey is saying that Summers placed prohibitive conditions on what it would take for other hospital systems to take over hospital operations, knowing that the conditions would be found unsuitable to all who might otherwise be interested, so that the mayor could then say that no one was interested in taking over the hospital (even though the were, just not under the circumstances imposed by the mayor). Hence his 10,000,000 house example (when the value is really only 135,000).

Thank you, Todd, you are correct.

Corey

[Brian Essi]

My apologies Corey--I see your point as clarified by Todd.


It may add to my point but it is not a necessary element of it.

The point of the title I chose, the facts I cite and the clear statements and actions by Summers over the last 24 months that are littered throughout the Deck is that nobody but CCF was ever really considered. On the hospital issue Summers really only wore one "Hat" and that was CCF's.

As strange as this might sound coming from me, it matters not whether Summers even knew he he was wearing a CCF hat.

This is and always was a fixed/rigged bid within the meaning of the Clayton Act.

Whether Summers, Madigan, Bullock , Gable and the rest of the fake trustees were stooges or willing accomplices will not change CCF's fate or their's.

The more the LHA lawyer pounds the table and the more LHA spends on ads saying they are running the show, and the more Summers tries to pretend he has no control over LHA, the more Nails they pound in their coffins and CCF's

That course is set--the dye is cast.

Hubris, ignorance and a stubborn trait for doubling down in denial are all tying his fate to CCF's.

They will be run out of town or they will be written in the Lakewoood history books as Villians who destroyed a pillar of the community that forever changed the City for the worse.

[todd vainisi]

they will be written in the Lakewoood history books as Villians

I wonder what percentage of the populace of Lakewood works for Cleveland Clinic (not just at Lakewood Hospital). I'd bet it's a pretty significant slice. From what I can tell, everybody in healthcare wants to work for them and they seem to be one of the best employers in the entire NEOH region. I doubt they will ever be thought of as villains by a majority of any population. They have as stellar reputation in health care known all over the world - as good of a name as the Mayo clinic.

The bad rap from not wanting to be tied to an aging hospital will be as water off a duck's back and instead providing a beautiful, modern facility that instills confidence in the patients and families of their patients will be what people remember.

They know the bad rap will only stick to Summers. I think, deep down, we all know this is the truth.

[Bridget Conant]

Todd

MANY people work for the Clinic. I know lots of them and I can tell you for a fact that while they are glad to have a job, the Clinic is NOT a great place to work. Their salaries are often lower than Metro, if you can believe it. But the biggest problem is that you are reminded, on a daily basis, that you are expendable. You can be replaced at any time. They CONTROL their employees to an astonishing degree. For example, they limit the number of personal items you can have in your cubicle or workstation. Doctors are given a ONE YEAR contact that is reviews and renewed, or not, each year. That works for the Clinic but gives no security to the physician. But hey, shouldn't he be glad to work for the Clinic?
Employees are not allowed to smoke, even at home. They are tested for compliance. They have recently begun a program to monitor your BMI and will force you to lose weight.

While some may think that's OK, I don't and I don't smoke and I weigh 100 pounds. It's CONTROL, invasive and intrusive. Working for CCF is like working for the old "company town" - their paternalism is all encompassing.

The Clinic reputation is taking a beating. Look at the damning Marymount lab situation. They aren't "the gold standard" at all. It's all a carefully crafted image they work tirelessly to maintain. But there are cracks, like the lab problem, the Medicare violations they try to hide, the various lawsuits they fend off.

This Lakewood issue is showing what bullies they are. The Clinic is currently fighting UH over adding a Level 1 trauma center on the east side. They HATE not controlling everything, even if that results in a lower level of service to the populace.

[todd vainisi]

Progressive doesn't hire you if your credit score isn't good enough. They are a hugely respected company nonetheless, even though it disgruntles people who can't get a job. I think you'll find that more and more corporations want to eliminate employees with very unhealthy lifestyles that cost the rest of the employees money. But that's a different debate.

All I can say is the nurses and medical technicians and IT people I am in contact with all are exhilarated when they get hired by CCF - it's light years better than working for some nursing home or crappy warehousing IT department, and I also know people who have worked there for over a decade (and also for over 2 decades) - they don't seem to hate it. The comparison isn't really whether it would be better to work for UH. It's whether it would be better not to work at a hospital at all. And though I no longer work directly for big corporations, I can't recall one that didn't make sure I understood that my job was a blessing and I could be replaced. Welcome to 1982, lol.

Also, I think you'll find that all big hospital systems have lawsuits and other problems of that nature.

[Brian Essi]

Todd

I have many freinds who work for the clinic. Some like it some don't. The Clinic is very good at some things and very bad at others.

I certainly am not speaking about the the doctors and caregivers who are working within the system. Rather, I am speaking about the top leaders who set policy based upon money rather than care. The people who were part of the"star chamber" that hatched and implemented the "decant" have sold their souls and lost track of what a "public charity" is about.

I am a capitalist, but one with a heart.

There are plenty of lucrative medical practices and hospitals that are compassionate on a macroeconomic level. CCF is not one of them and it is all about leadership. Hence even their own caregivers privately refer to them as "evil". It goes beyond the typical employer/employee tensions.