Richard J. Carlson

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  Published on: 10/31/2009    Last Visited: 11/1/2009  

  In the late 1990s, said there wasn't much discussion about one hospital relinquishing trauma services and letting the other receive the Level 1 designation, according to Dick Carlson, retired chief executive of St. John's.
  
  "Neither of us wanted to give that up," said Carlson.
  
  Being a Level 1 trauma hospital, even in alternating years, carries a level of prestige that helps attract patients and top-quality health-care staff, Carlson said.

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  Published on: 11/1/2004    Last Visited: 6/8/2008  

  With cardiovascular disease as the nation's #1 killer, it's reassuring to know that the residents of downstate Illinois can turn to Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital for some of the best care in the country for treating heart disease," said Richard Carlson, executive vice president, St. John's Hospital.
  
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  Published on: 9/22/2003    Last Visited: 6/8/2008  

  "Our focus has always been to provide the residents of south-central Illinois with the very best healthcare possible," said Richard Carlson, executive vice president, St. John's Hospital.

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  Published on: 4/17/2007    Last Visited: 1/12/2008  

  We applaud Governor Blagojevich for pushing health care coverage to the forefront and hope that the legislative process will create a workable solution to solving the crisis of the uninsured," said Richard Carlson, CEO, St. John's Hospital.

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  Published on: 10/1/2005    Last Visited: 11/29/2006  

  This year the Nominating Committee recommended the following individuals for slots on the board: Richard Carlson, St. John's Hospital (Springfield); Sr.

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  Robert Clarke, and Richard Carlson, CEO's of Memorial Health System and St. John's Hospital, respectively, and Dr. Kevin Dorsey, Dean of the SIU School of Medicine, will present "Assuring Value When Purchasing Healthcare" at a seminar on Friday, September 23.

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  Published on: 12/23/2002    Last Visited: 12/23/2002  

  "I don't know what this 'animal' is going to be yet," said Richard Carlson, administrator of St. John's Hospital, although he said the hospital remains interested.

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  Published on: 4/6/2008    Last Visited: 4/6/2008  

  "I think Dick is a man of faith, and Dick wanted to believe that good times would return."
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  Carlson, who retired as St. John's CEO in February, said in September 2006 , right after the hospital began to offer workers an early retirement incentive , that the fiscal 2006 deficit wasn't caused by mistakes in management.
  
  He pinned the problem on a "downturn in business," an increase in charity care provided to uninsured and
  
  under-insured patients and fewer inpatients.
  
  In July 2007, when Carlson announced his retirement, The State Journal-Register again asked him to explain St. John's financial downturn.
  
  "If I could answer that, I'd write a book and retire," said Carlson, 65."A lot of hospitals are losing money.
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  Stephanie McCutcheon, CEO of St. John's parent organization , Hospital Sisters Health System , said in July that Carlson was "a very strong leader for this organization.
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  Carlson declined to be interviewed last week.He is working part time for the 13 hospital health system on "public-policy advocacy initiatives," according to a spokesman who wouldn't say what Carlson is being paid.
  
  St. John's spokesman Brian Reardon wouldn't comment on communications between Collins and Carlson other than to say that the hospital's staff members "appreciate the tremendous contributions that Dick made over his 17 years of service."
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  Travis Clinton, 44, a special imaging supervisor who has worked full time at St. John's since 1996, called Carlson a "good steward" and "a very good administrator," but said Ritz seems to have a more engaging personality and may appeal to more employees because of his relative youth.
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  "Overall, I think everyone is really excited , nothing against Mr. Carlson," Sheckler said.

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  Published on: 10/19/2007    Last Visited: 10/21/2007  

  "We're not really talking so much about expansion," St. John's chief executive Richard Carlson told The State Journal-Register.
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  Specific plans won't be finalized until May and may not be announced until summer, Carlson said.
  
  The hospital will need final approval for the project from the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board, he said.
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  It has plenty of land - now used for parking lots and other space - to accommodate new construction, Carlson said.
  
  Carlson and Fenger joined dozens of leaders at St. John's on Thursday for a daylong "Hospital of the Future" seminar at the Dove Conference Center to continue planning that began in August.
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  The system's other central Illinois hospitals - St. Francis in Litchfield, St. Mary's in Decatur, St. Anthony's Memorial in Effingham and St. Mary's in Streator - all are considering renovations that could be paid for with part of the $300 million, Carlson said.

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  Published on: 2/27/2008    Last Visited: 2/27/2008  

  Anthony, 56, a former Vision Care professional, said his physician colleagues, along with Blomberg and former St. John's chief executive Dick Carlson, didn't hesitate when Anthony appealed for their help.

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