Roseland Hospital CEO Steps Down After Blaming Illinois for Financial Woes

Dian Powell is stepping down from her role as president and CEO of Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago after hospital officials said she wrongly blamed the state for Roseland's financial problems, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

On Monday, Roseland officials said the hospital was set to close Wednesday. The news was an abrupt change from Roseland's earlier plans, in which officials expected the state of Illinois to repay $6 million of the hospitals $7 million debt. Ms. Powell said the state promised the $6 million for the development and operation of an adolescent behavioral health unit that opened in 2011, according to the report.

Hospital officials had said on Monday that Gov. Pat Quinn's office promised them the state would provide the funds needed to keep Roseland open, but then reversed that promise and told them funding wasn't available.

On Tuesday, the hospital said Ms. Powell's statement was inaccurate. Rather, the state had issued an advanced supplemental payment of more than $950,000 to keep Roseland viable amid its growing debt.

Brooke Anderson, a spokesperson for Gov. Quinn, said the governor and his top healthcare advisers have met with Roseland officials several times throughout the past six weeks, including Monday.

Roseland officials said they have no plans to close today after "promising talks" with Gov. Quinn's office, according to the report.

For years, Roseland has relied on supplemental payments to keep it afloat. The hospital receives millions in such payments annually, mostly from the Illinois Medicaid program. For example, in 2011, it took in $11.8 million in supplemental payments. Illinois has also placed the hospital on an "expedited schedule," which lets it receive reimbursement faster than other hospitals in the state.

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