Pauline's guardian schemed to get rid of her.
Mayor Robinson-Briggs is 'thrilled' with the possibility that Dr. Reddy Dandolu and DBR Healthcare may emerge as the saviors of Plainfield's Muhlenberg Hospital. (See reports in today's Ledger and Courier.)
Not, I think, if Solaris has anything to do with it.
Dr. Dandolu had reached out to me in April (see here), after I wrote about the interest of Pine Creek in Muhlenberg.
Discussing the need to work with local political officials to successfully conclude a deal (and that I could not be said to be on the friendliest terms with same), I suggested Dr. Dandolu approach the political powers-that-be through Councilor Cory Storch. (I call your attention to the lack of any mention of Councilor Storch in the Mayor's showboating -- which is not the reporters' fault if the Mayor never clued them in.)
Because Solaris' financial consultants required a confidentiality agreement, Dr. Dandolu was not at liberty to discuss his proposal.
However, my research after that conversation showed that he has a family connection to a group that owns several hospitals in southern California, operating as Prime Healthcare Services.
I have to wonder if PHS is part of the deal that Dr. Dandolu is putting together. That would bring a team that has successfully managed hospitals back to financial health -- though not without criticism and crossing swords with California's healthcare monitors (see here).
Tension increased unbearably as the train
bore down on the hapless heroine.
The real obstacle I think is that Solaris will move heaven and earth to see that Muhlenberg's license is cancelled. I have felt all along that Solaris has a STRATEGIC goal of 1) eliminating any competition in its service area, and 2) driving charity care away from the JFK facility.
The maneuvering by Assemblyman Green, Mayor Robinson-Briggs, Dr. Dandolu and Solaris put me in mind of the grandaddy of all movie serials, The Perils of Pauline.
Pauline was always put in peril by the wicked Mr. Koerner who schemed to polish her off and keep control of her inheritance for himself. When I was a kid, the serials used to be run on TV and I always remember the one with Pauline tied in knots and stretched across a railroad track by Koerner in the path of an oncoming locomotive.
Pauline was saved in the nick of time.
Will Muhlenberg be?
Pauline's adventures gave us the word 'cliffhanger'.
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2 comments:
Dan, thank you for finally ending your cliffhanger. I wa aware of the California problems, I scan the LA Times daily. This type operation usually delivers a more controlled type of care than we have been used to having but is better than nothing. I expect that Solaris will surrender its license on the 16th. They will not eccept any reasonable offer unless forced to do so. Only the threat of legal action including exercising eminent domain may make them back off.Keep our ears open.
Stay Tuned !!!! Now enjoy some of our snacks out in the lobby.
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