September 30, 1996.
Dear Colleague: In the past week, local activists who daim to represent the community have organized press conferences against the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center to Columbia/HCA and even cultivated the support of Congressman Patrick Kennedy. I think that it is important for everyone in our staff to not only recognize these challenges to Roger Williams but also be prepared to respond to your friends and neighbors with the hospitalβs side of the storyβ¦[9]
ΠΠ° ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡΠ° Π£ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Ρ ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ° ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ±ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΈΠΌΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π° Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² Π³ΠΎΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π»Ρ ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½Π΅ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΆΠ° Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ (Π±ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ»Ρ) Π·Π°Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ. ΠΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½Π΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ (ΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΌΠ°Π³ΠΈΡΡΡΠ° Π² Π±ΠΈΠ·Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ Π°Π΄ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠΈ), Π£ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΈ Π°ΡΠ³ΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅Ρ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ Π°Π½ΡΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΡΠΈΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π²ΡΠΈΠΉ Β«ΠΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π»Β», ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Ρ ΡΠ±Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΄Π°ΡΠΈΡΠΌ Β«ΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΠ»Π°Β» ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ° β ΠΠΈΠ»ΡΠΎΠ½Π° Π€ΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΌΠ°Π½Π°, ΠΈΠ·Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ Π² ΡΡΡΠ΄Π΅ Β«ΠΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡ Π΄Π΅Π½Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π‘ΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ Π¨ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ² Π·Π° 1867β1960Β». Π¦ΠΈΡΠΈΡΡΡ Π£ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΈ: Β«Ours is a democratic market β driven economy where individuals have the right to choose where and how they receive health care. Any company that does not provide good quality at competitive prices will not survive in the marketplace. The entry of Columbia into this market will probably assure lower prices than we might otherwise experience in the futureΒ»[10].
Π‘ΡΠ΄Ρ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠΌΠ°ΠΌ-ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΌ Π£ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊ ΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌ Π³ΠΎΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π»Ρ, ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊ ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΈΠ·Π±Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΆΠ°Π»ΠΎΡΡ: Β«As our negotiations with Columbia/H CA move more closer to a successful conclusion, we are turning our attention to assuring that the full community is aware of the facts surrounding this transaction and the benefits it offers. October 31, 1996Β»[11].
Π‘Π°ΠΌΡΠΌ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ Π΄Π»Ρ Π½Π°ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² Π³ΠΎΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π»Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΎΠΌ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π ΠΠ ΠΈΠ· ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ°. Π‘ΡΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΡ ΠΈ Π°ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΊΡ Π² Π ΠΠ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π²ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π² Π½Π°ΡΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ Π»Π°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΡ Π³ΠΎΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π»Ρ. ΠΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π»ΠΈΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ, ΡΡΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΡ, Π°ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΡΡ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΡ. ΠΠ΅ΡΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΌΠ΅Π»ΠΎΡΠΈ Π½Π΅ Π±Π΅ΡΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π£ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΠ³ΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π² ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠ³Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ Ρ ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ.
25 Π½ΠΎΡΠ±ΡΡ 1996 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅:
I have signed the final agreement for Roger Williams Medical Center to be acquired by Columbia/HCA Corporation and the details have all been worked out. The transaction will take effect upon approval by a number of state and federal regulatory agencies [12].
ΠΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈΠ· ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΡ Π°Π³Π΅Π½ΡΡΡΠ² (ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π³Π°Π·Π΅ΡΡ Β«The Providence JournalΒ» ΠΎΡ 16 ΡΠ΅Π²ΡΠ°Π»Ρ 1997 Π³.) Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΡΡΠ°Π±-ΠΊΠ²Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ° ΠΠ΅Π½Π΅ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΡΠΎΠΊΡΡΠΎΡΠ° ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΠΉΠ»ΡΠ½Π΄. Π Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΆΠ΅ Π³Π°Π·Π΅ΡΡ (1997) ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π΅Π±Π°ΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² Π³ΠΎΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π»Ρ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ±ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ: ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡΡΡ ΠΊ ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠΈ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΡΡΡ ΠΎΡ ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π³Π°. Π’Π΅ΠΌ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅, ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ Π»ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠΊ, Π²ΡΠΏΡΡΠΊΠ°Π΅ΠΌΡΠΉ PB Π, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ°Π΅Ρ Π²Π·Π±Π°Π΄ΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΊΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ³Π»Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Ρ ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ:
Employees who want to speak out to support of our sale to Columbia/HCA will have six more chances to do at hearing scheduled by Attorney General Jeffrey Pine [13].
(Π€Π΅Π²ΡΠ°Π»Ρ 1997).Π£ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ» ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π³ΠΎΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π»Ρ ΠΊ ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠΈ, Π½ΠΎ Π² Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π²ΡΡΡΡΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠ΅ Π² ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΌ Π»ΠΈΡΡΠΊΠ΅ Π ΠΠ Π·Π° ΠΈΡΠ½Ρ 1997 Π³., Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΡ Π²ΠΊΡΠ°ΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ Β«ΡΠ°Π·ΡΠΌΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅Π±Π°Π½ΠΈΡΒ», ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΏΡΡΡ ΠΊ ΠΎΡΡΡΡΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ:
President Urcioli answered opponentsβ charges and made it clear that the only fair approach to hospital competition is to create a level playing field[14].
Π ΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈ (22 ΠΈΡΠ»Ρ 1997) Π£ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠ°Π½Π΅Π²Ρ. ΠΠ·Π°ΠΌΠ΅Π½ ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π°ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π² ΠΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π½Π΅Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ (ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°, ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, Π½Π°ΡΠΊΠ°) Ρ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ, Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠΈΠΌΡΡ Π² Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠΌ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ β ΠΠ°ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ: Β«As I said repeatedly over the past few months, Roger Williams is in a positive position. In fact, we have the strength we need to grow β and we are growing. Our affiliation with Boston University School of Medicine, one of the most respected medical schools in the country, is now in effectΒ»[15]. Π β ΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠΈΠ² ΠΏΠΈΠ»ΡΠ»Ρ, Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠΊΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½Π½Π΅Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π½Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ Π² ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ Π² ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠΈ: Β«While we continue to fulfill our mission, the Board and I intend to take a fresh look at our relationship with Columbia and also explore a variety of other possibilities. Our goal remains finding someone who cares about quality as much we do and who has the resources to insure our growth and security into the future. With our current strength we have no need to hurry, or accept less than what we deserveΒ»[16].
ΠΡΠΎΠΌ Π³ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ», ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π² Π³Π°Π·Π΅ΡΠ΅ Β«The New York TimesΒ» ΠΎΡ 1 Π°Π²Π³ΡΡΡΠ° 1997 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²ΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΡ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡ Π. ΠΠΉΡ Π΅Π½Π²Π°Π»Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π½Π°Π·Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ Β«For hospitals, a new prognosis on fraud β charge exposureΒ», Π² ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠΈ. ΠΠΎΡ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ:
Β«With the indictment of three executives of the Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation, law enforcement officials are sending a powerful message to administrators and financial executives on the hospital industry: be very afraid. The executives are charged with falsifying cost reports that are used to determine billions of dollars of reimbursements from the Government annually. Over the years, cheating on a Federal cost report became viewed by some hospital administrators as something akin to jaywalking. While everyone knew it was illegal, lots of people did itβ¦ Over the years, hundreds of Columbia executives β and thousands of hospital administrators β signed papers certifying the accuracy of their cost reports. But only now are many of them learning that documents they approved are being reviewed by criminal investigatorsβ¦ At the top of every cost report, the Federal Government warns administrators that any misrepresentation in the document is a crime potentially punishable by imprisonmentΒ»[17].
ΠΡΡΡΡΠΏΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ, Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΡΠΌ (Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡ Π·Π° ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΌ Π£ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈΠ·Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΡΡΡ ΠΊ ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠΈ) ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π»ΠΈΡΡΠΊΠ° Π ΠΠ ΠΎΡ 8 Π°Π²Π³ΡΡΡΠ° 1997 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π½Π°Π·Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ: Β«RWMC continues to serve while examining optionsΒ»:
With the legislative vote overriding Governor Almondβs veto of the Hospital Conversions Act behind us, RWMC continues to serve the community while President Robert A. Urcioli and the Board of Trustees examine the hospitalβs options. Β«The way employees supported Roger Williams through the past months has been truly remarkable,Β» said President Urcioli. Β«Through the whole debate, I knew I had an entire team pulling for me and for Roger Willliams (ΠΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ²Π½ΠΎ Π»ΡΠΊΠ°Π²ΠΈΡ, ΠΠΠΠΠ ΠΠΠΠ ΠΠ Π£ΠΠΠΠΠΠΠ― ΡΠ±ΠΈΠΉΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡ Π² βThe New York Timesβ. β Π. Π¨.-Π.). Now Iβm going to have to ask my team to be patient, while the Board and I take a fresh look at our agreement with Columbia and explore other possibilities as well. That may take some time β but I promise we wonβt settle for anything less we deserve. Stay tuned. Your managers and I will keep you up to date on our progressΒ»[18].
Π ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ Π½Π° 180 Π³ΡΠ°Π΄ΡΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΠ°ΡΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΠ° Π£ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΈ:
STATEMENT BY ROBERTA. URCIUOLI, PRESIDENT AND CEO, ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER
Providence, RI β August 29, 1997β¦ Β«The Roger Williams Medical Center Board of Trusteees and I were pleased by todayβs announcement that Columbia does not intent to continue to hold Roger Williams to its purchase agreement. At its first full meeting following the passage of the Hospital Conversions Act, the Board reviewed both the effects of the legislation and the concerns raised by federal investigations of Columbiaβs business practices and concluded that the future of Roger Williams would be best served by affiliation with a different organization. As a result, the Board passed a resolution directing our legal counsel whatever steps were necessary to end the deal before it ran out on September 30. Columbiaβs decision to suspend acquisitions should mean there will be no difficulty in achieving this goal. As we announced several days ago, we already negotiated a release from the portion of the agreement with Columbia that prevented us from talking with other entities that have expressed interest in partnering with us. Now we believe we are totally free to act in the best interest of our institution, our patients and the communityΒ»[19].
Π£ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΈ Π²ΡΡΠ΅Π» ΠΈΠ· ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ½Π΅ΠΉΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ. Π ΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΡΡΡΡΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠ»ΡΡ Π½Π°ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠΈΠ»Ρ. Π’Π°Π»Π°Π½Ρ: ΠΠ°ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΎΠ½, ΠΡΡΡΠ·ΠΎΠ², Π’Π°Π»Π΅ΠΉΡΠ°Π½, ΠΡΡ β ΠΌΠ»Π°Π΄ΡΠΈΠΉ! ΠΠΎΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π»Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ°Π» ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π²ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½Π΅ ΡΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ. Π Π°Π²Π³ΡΡΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ (1997) ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π΅ΠΆΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π³Π°Π·Π΅ΡΠ΅ Β«Hospital newsΒ» ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΠΉΠ»ΡΠ½Π΄ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠΌ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π½Π° Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΡΠΈΠ΅ 4 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠ° Π Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π¦Π΅Π½ΡΡΠ° Π ΠΠ ΠΈ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΡΡΡ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ ΡΡ Π΅ΠΌΡ Ρ ΠΈΠΌΠΈΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΈ, Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ² HIV. Π Π³ΠΎΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ Π»ΠΈΡΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠΎΡ 19 ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠ±ΡΡ ΡΠΈΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π£ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΈ: