St. John Riverview Hospital Explained
St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital was a hospital controlled by the St. John Health System. It was located on Jefferson Avenue on the east side of Detroit, near Belle Isle.[1]
History
Prior to the hospital's 2007 closure, 30,000 patients used the emergency department each year.[2]
In April 2007, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Instituterevealed intentions to acquire the Riverview hospital facility. The institute aimed to relocate all of its clinical operations to the Riverview facility within 18 months and abandon existing plans to construct a 122-person cancer hospital in the Detroit Medical Center.[1]
The St. John Riverview Hospital faced financial challenges within the hospital system, leading to plans for its closure by the end of June 2007. However, this decision sparked protests from clergy, medical leaders, and the worker union, who argued that it would result in the loss of hundreds of jobs and impede healthcare access for thousands of local residents.[3] In May 2007, discussions were scheduled between hospital officials, union leaders, religious leaders, and representatives from the Detroit City Council to address the potential consequences of the hospital's closure.[4] Ultimately, the St. John Riverview Hospital closed that year, although emergency room services remained operational while the health provider evaluated plans for the campus.[2]
In 2009 Oakland University (OU) announced plans to install a health care worker training center at St. John Riverview.[5]
In 2011 the St. John Providence Health System sold the Riverview Hospital and the St. John Senior Community Center, also in Detroit, to DRSN, an investment group.[6]
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Notes and References
- "Karmanos lays out plan to buy Riverview hospital, move cancer treatment operations there." The Detroit News. April 25, 2007. Available from the archives of The Detroit News: Article ID det29117024. "The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute confirmed this morning that it will buy St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital on the city's east side, paving the way for Karmanos to expand services on a new freestanding campus. Karmanos will scrap plans to build a 122-bed cancer hospital on the Detroit Medical Center campus in Detroit and instead move all its clinical operations to Riverview, on Jefferson Avenue near Belle Isle, within 18 months. Karmanos will pay St.[...]"
- "Riverview ER stays open." The Detroit News. September 26, 2007. Retrieved on July 4, 2013. "St. John Health plans to keep the emergency room on the campus of the former Detroit Riverview Hospital open indefinitely as it evaluates plans for the former hospital, which closed in June. It's a move that keeps emergency medical services closer to thousands of east-side residents, many of them poor. Some 30,000 patients a year used the ER before the hospital closed. The health system shut down the hospital on East Jefferson Avenue after announcing it had[...]" – Available in the archives of The Detroit News under the ID det30999324.
- "Union urges fight to save St. John Riverview." The Detroit News. May 11, 2007. Retrieved on July 4, 2013. "Detroit – A union representing workers at St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital joined clergy and medical leaders in calling on the city and state Thursday to halt the closure of the hospital on the city's east side, saying it will hinder access to medical care for thousands of residents and put hundreds of people out of work. St. John Health System wants to sell the unprofitable hospital to the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and close the facility by the end of June." – Available in the archives of The Detroit News under the ID det29323338.
- "Hospital officials, union leaders to meet with Detroit City Council on impact of Riverview closing." The Detroit News. May 11, 2007. Retrieved on July 4, 2013. "Detroit – Hospital officials, area union and religious leaders at 9:30 a.m. today are expected to meet with the Detroit City Council to tell members about the impact of St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital plans to close in June. The meeting comes as hospital officials plan sell it to the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. Karmanos officials said they will spend about $45 million to build a new treatment campus at Riverview. That is in contrast to the $90 million Karmanos officials[...]" – Available in the archives of The Detroit News under the ID det29324874.
- Rogers, Christina. "Riverview to be training center." The Detroit News. February 18, 2009. Retrieved on July 4, 2013. "Riverview to be training center OU plans program for health care workers as part of plans to develop 3 St. John campuses. By Christina Rogers The Detroit News — St. John Health's Riverview campus on Detroit's east side could become a hub for training entry-level health care workers who can earn up to $40,000 a year as part of a broader vision outlined Tuesday to redevelop the partially vacated site near Belle Isle. The[...]" – ID: det36314367.
- "St. John sells two Detroit facilities." The Detroit News. February 1, 2011. Retrieved on July 4, 2013. "The Detroit News St. John Providence Health System said Monday that it has sold the former Riverview Hospital and its St. John Senior Community on East Warren in Detroit to an investment group. DRSN, led by Franklin attorney Richard Levin, plans to turn the Jefferson Avenue hospital, which closed in 2007, into a skilled nursing community. Renovations will begin immediately, and completion is expected this spring, according to a news release. A sales price is not being[...]" – Available in the archives of The Detroit News under the ID det-96806319. Also under the title "St. John Health sells Riverview hospital." on January 31, 2011.
