“If the project were approved, you could say that it might show a receptiveness by this particular board for new hospital projects,” says health care attorney Daniel Lawler of Barnes & Thornburg, who represents hospitals but is not involved in the QMG case. Excluding that transaction, private-equity firms cut deals worth a total of $1.7 billion in Illinois last year, about the same as 2020’s total. Private-equity health care dealmaking surged to $35 billion in Illinois last year on the mega-buyout of hospital supplier Medline Industries. Private- equity activity in Illinois’ health care sector The ruling in the case could shed light on the review board’s willingness to allow private-equity-backed hospitals and others to move into markets already served by existing hospitals. The controversy in Quincy is another flashpoint in the increasingly contentious debate over the growing role of private-equity firms in health care. QMG attorney Tracey Klein fired back that “the sole goal of this distraction is to preserve Blessing Hospital’s position as a monopoly in its marketplace, to prevent new entrants from entering the market.” “The board should recognize this project for what it is, an attempt by a large, national private-equity company to set up a cherry-picking, profit-motivated, low acuity hospital in rural Illinois,” Blessing lawyer Anne Murphy said during a March 18 hearing. It is backed by Los Angeles-based private-equity firm Ares Management, a fact that Blessing highlights in its arguments to the Illinois Health Facilities & Services Review Board. QMG, a physician group that joined forces with Downers Grove-based Duly Health & Care in December, responds that Blessing is looking to block competition in hospital services in the downstate community.ĭuly, a for-profit entity formerly called DuPage Medical Group, is the second-largest physician group in Illinois by 2021 revenue, according to Crain’s data. All rights reserved.Ī big Chicago-area doctor’s group and its private-equity backers are squaring off with a downstate hospital in a fight with potentially big implications for Illinois’ health care industry.īlessing Health System, a nonprofit three-hospital chain based in Quincy, opposes neighboring Quincy Medical Group’s plan to build a “small format” nonprofit hospital 2 miles from Blessing’s Quincy hospital, which is a so-called “safety-net” facility serving many Medicare and Medicaid patients.īlessing is urging Illinois hospital regulators to block QMG’s plan, arguing the proposed hospital would siphon off profitable surgeries and privately insured patients that keep Blessing afloat financially. Improper interference with the ability of Blessing Health System's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.Reprinted with permission from Crain’s Chicago Business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.īlessing Health System expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Blessing Health System complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values while supporting the strategic plan, goals and direction of the Performance Improvement Process (PIP) at Blessing Hospital.ĮEO Statement: Blessing Health System provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
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