May 06, 2019 DuPage Medical Group Announcement May 6, 2019. With a heavy heart and profound sadness, DuPage Medical Group (DMG) announced that its beloved CEO, Michael A. Kasper, passed away tragically on Saturday, May 4. DMG issued the following statement: 'We are shocked and saddened by the tragic passing of our beloved leader and colleague, Mike Kasper. “For an independent, physician-led group of DMG’s scale and size to retain its majority ownership after such a significant investment is unprecedented,” said DuPage Medical Group CEO Mike Kasper. “Summit Partners understands that our patient-focused, doctor-directed culture is crucial to our mission, and they are completely supportive of it. DuPage Medical Group President Dr. Paul Merrick said Kasper died at home but declined Monday to reveal the cause of Kasper's death, deferring to his family. Kasper's wife declined to talk with a.
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Michael Kasper, who led a major expansion of Downers Grove-based DuPage Medical Group as its CEO, died unexpectedly Saturday at age 46, a spokeswoman said Monday.
- Aug 25, 2015 Mike Kasper is CEO of DuPage Medical Group, the largest independent physicians group in Chicago. DMG recently announced a partnership with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois that will enable its 425 physicians to access BCBSIL data on the cost and quality of services patients receive when they receive care outside of the group.
- DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Michael Kasper, who served as CEO of DuPage Medical Group, has died at the age of 46. Kasper died Saturday, May 4, according to his death.
With Kasper at the helm, DuPage Medical expanded its reach across the suburbs as one of the state's largest independent physician practices, while maintaining its autonomy in an era of mergers between doctors groups and larger hospital systems.
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DuPage Medical spokeswoman Marianne Geiger released a statement that did not give a cause of death, but said Kasper 'passed away tragically' Saturday.
'We are shocked and saddened by the tragic passing of our beloved leader and colleague, Mike Kasper,' the statement read. 'DMG's leadership team, board of directors, physicians, employees, patients and the entire health care community mourn his loss. We extend our deepest sympathies to his wife and children and ask that you respect their privacy during this difficult time.'
Kasper helped propel DuPage Medical's growth through medical group acquisitions and a $1.45 billion funding boost from a Los Angeles-based private equity group in 2017. DuPage Medical Group has more than 700 practitioners, up from about 290 physicians when Kasper became CEO in 2010.
'As an organization, we are strong and thriving because of Mike's vision and leadership,' Dr. Paul Merrick, DuPage Medical president, said in the statement. 'We are committed to continuing the great work that he so passionately believed in -- striving to make health care better for our patients and community by offering high quality and compassionate care.'
News of Kasper's death spread quickly throughout the industry.
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'Mike Kasper made a dramatic and positive impact on Illinois healthcare that will be felt for a long time,' Mary Lou Mastro, Edward-Elmhurst Health CEO said. 'We in the health industry should make it our mission to push forward in pursuit of Mike's goal of providing high quality and compassionate care to the communities we serve.'