December 18, 2005

Wayne State, DMC talks break down

Contract talks between Wayne State University 's medical school and The Detroit Medical Center have broken down, primarily over financial issues, a conflict that has the university prepared to move its physicians to other hospitals, according to this report on page one of the business section. At issue is how much The DMC will pay WSU under the partnership, among other matters. The relationship between the medical center and the university involves research, physician practices and education of medical students and residents. There are no firm plans to resume negotiations. "Its at a crisis point, and they ought to get back to the table," said Paul Massaron of the WSU Board of Governors. With three months remaining on the current partnership contract, a quick resolution is important, observed Richard Bernstein of the WSU Board of Governors. "If there's no longer a contract, we're going to have to start negotiating with other hospitals," he said. The DMC is struggling to stay in the black after years of deficits. Wayne State , like all public universities in the state, has faced cuts and freezes in state funding. A photo of Bernstein accompanies the story, and a` sidebar provides brief facts about the WSU School of Medicine and The Detroit Medical Center.

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