Ypsi fears Oakwood study means closing Beyer. (Ypsilanti; Oakwood Healthcare Inc.; Beyer Hospital)

From: Crain's Detroit Business | Date: August 11, 1997| Author: Barkholz, David | Copyright information

The city of Ypsilanti is noticeably absent from a task force organized by Oakwood Healthcare Inc. to assess the needs of greater Ypsilanti.

That's because the city is suing Dearborn-based Oakwood to wrest away ownership of Beyer Hospital in Ypsilanti.

The city administration thinks Oakwood intends to close 148-bed Beyer and leave Ypsilanti without an acute-care hospital for the first time since 1912, said Turhan Ovacik, assistant city attorney. Ovacik is with Barr ...

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