Watcher's DMH BS Ad of the Week - 8/24/06

If These Acres Could Talk...

A recent DMH Decatur Memorial Foundation propaganda flier hit the mailboxes of residents of central Illinois.

In this flier, there were articles praising the gifts famillies gave to the foundation by their donation of farm land. One article was entitled: "If These Acres Could Talk..." IF THOSE ACRES COULD TALK, INDEED!

I wonder if the Alberts, Arthurs, Frances, Gradys, Halls, Montgomerys, Randalls, Forwards, or Westminsters are fully aware of the gross mismanagement that DMH administration has done to their gifts! I also wonder if the Harkraders are aware that Ken Smithmier literally stole some of the land they donated and built a huge mansion on the property?

I wonder if any of these families are aware that Ken Smithmier and Company have threatened the entire DMH system's ability to do business by violating Stark anti-trust laws and committing Medicare/Medicaid Fraud while giving away hundreds of thousands of dollars to pet projects that have dismally failed? When the FBI's case has been totally presented to the Grand Jury and the indictments are handed out in a very embarassing press conference, will these families be able to say they were glad DMH administration was running the show? The federal government will then have the power to strip DMH of it's ability to bill Medicare if they so choose. If this happens, DMH and all it's employees (yes, that means the employed docs, too!) will be out of business.

I think when all the dust settles, there will be quite a few very-ticked-off farm families in central Illinois.

DMH's Stellar Business Sense

If anyone has been listening to the radio or reading the DMH Herald & Review lately, they've seen or heard ads for "two new doctors coming to St. Mary's."

What the ad doesn't mention is that the fact that Dr. Robert M. Smith and Dr. David Gregory WERE RENTING FROM DMH BEFORE THEY MOVED TO ST. MARY'S!!!!

Their old office was out by the Holiday Inn, and had been there for at least 14 or 15 years. A friend told me that DMH raised their rent by over 50% and DMH blamed it on the FBI investigation! The doctors and staff moved to their new location next to St. Mary's the last week of July.

These family docs must see a lot of patients, and with St. Mary's conveniently next door, A LOT OF MONEY WILL NOW GO IN TO ST. MARY'S COFFERS RATHER THAN DMH! How many other docs who rent from DMH will also be forced to move once their contracts ARE up and their rent is raised?

The one thing I want to know is, HOW IN THE WORLD CAN ANY OF THE OTHER FAMILY DOCTORS WORKING FOR DMH AFFORD TO PAY THIS HIGH RENT? THEY DON'T SEE THEIR PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL, SO HOW COULD THEY GENERATE EXTRA INCOME TO COVER THAT DEFICIT AND THEIR ADDITIONAL HIGH RENT? WHAT ARE THEY GETTING PAID?

Then again, when has DMH administration ever made sense?