Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The president and CEO says as much in a full page newspaper ad.
In a full page ad that will appear in today's Cherokee Ledger-News, WellStar Health System CEO Reynold Jennings said the Marietta health care provider has dropped all opposition to Northside Hospital-Cherokee's proposed replacement facility. "Although Northside's application and public statements were unclear, we will accept Northside's recent statement that it will not offer any new or expanded clinical services at its new hospital facility," he wrote. Jennings' open letter to Cherokee County residents comes just one month after a WellStar spokesman said officials at the health system were exploring their options after the Georgia Department of Community Health rejected the health system's latest challenge to Northside Hospital-Cherokee's…
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Monday, April 30, 2012
WellStar's latest effort to challenge Northside Hospital-Cherokee's relocation efforts may not be its last.
The spokesman for WellStar Health System said the Marietta health care provider is exploring its options after its latest effort to challenge Northside Hospital-Cherokee's relocation efforts failed on Friday. "WellStar Health System is disappointed in the Department of Community Health’s (DCH) decision and we are evaluating our options on whether to appeal," Keith Bowermaster said in a statement. Asked what those options were, Bowermaster said, "WellStar could file a lawsuit in either Cobb or Fulton County Superior Court." Since last year, WellStar Health System officials have contended that Northside Hospital-Cherokee's relocation efforts should go through the same state review process of other hospitals, known as the Certificate of Need …
Since last year, WellStar Health System officials have contended that Northside Hospital-Cherokee's relocation efforts should go through the same state review process of other hospitals.
The Georgia Department of Community Health on Friday rejected WellStar Health System's latest challenge to Northside Hospital-Cherokee's relocation efforts. "Northside Hospital is pleased that the Commissioner’s office has upheld all previous affirmative decisions rendered by the DCH," hospital spokesman Russ Davis said in a statement. "The citizens of Cherokee County are overwhelmingly in support of Northside’s plans for the replacement hospital. Since last year, WellStar Health System officials have contended that Northside Hospital-Cherokee's relocation efforts should go through the same state review process of other hospitals. They have said that Northside's actions and statements have made it clear that the new facility will greatly …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
In yet another challenge, WellStar Health System said "the citizens of Cherokee County are entitled to obtain factual information necessary to assess" Northside Hospital-Cherokee’s plans for a replacement hospital in Canton.
Twice, state officials have poked holes in WellStar Health System's assertion that Northside Hospital-Cherokee's relocation efforts should go through the same state review process of other hospitals. But only weeks after a state-appointed hearing officer ruled that WellStar's most recent challenge lacked "legitimate basis," the Marietta-based healthcare provider requested an agency review hearing with the Georgia Department of Community Health. “WellStar, other healthcare providers and the citizens of Cherokee County are entitled to obtain factual information necessary to assess Northside’s plans,” said Chris Kane, senior vice president of strategic business development for WellStar. “As of now, Northside has offered only undocumented and …
Friday, February 24, 2012
A WellStar spokesman did not rule out the possibility of another challenge to Northside Hospital-Cherokee's replacement facility.
WellStar Health Systems' contention that Northside Hospital-Cherokee's relocation efforts should go through the same state review process of other hospitals lacks "legitimate basis," a state-appointed hearing officer ruled this week. "I am pleased that the hearing officer swiftly and decisively rejected WellStar’s continued opposition," Cherokee County Board of Commissioners Chairman Buzz Ahrens said today in a statement. "The residents of Cherokee County deserve a new, state-of-the art hospital and I would hope that WellStar’s baseless opposition efforts will now cease." However, WellStar spokesman Keith Bowermaster didn't rule out the possibility of another challenge. "WellStar is considering its options and will decide at the …
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Patch is providing minute-by-minute updates from tonight's meeting.
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners is meeting at the county administrative building, 1130 Bluffs Pkwy., Canton. Commissioners are expected to adopt a "resolution of recognition supporting the relocation" of Northside Hospital-Cherokee from Hospital Road to a new $250 million facility near Canton Marketplace. Canton-Sixes Patch editor Rodney Thrash is at the work session. Follow his live updates here for further contemplation and comment.
Angie
7:35 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012
Well, finally! This makes no sense to me...it's all about money when a hospital can actually block another one from opening...or even wants to! Why would anyone deny the residents of Cherokee County their own hospital? Why should we have to drive to Cobb or Pickens County? This "bullying" from Wellstar has been going on for years, and I suspect that Northside's block of the new Wellstar facility … more ›