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Common Ground CEO warns staff disruption and unpaid invoices as OCHN takeover looms

Oakland County Board of Commissioners · January 23, 2026
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Summary

Common Ground CEO told commissioners that Oakland Community Health Network's takeover of two crisis programs (about 40% of Common Ground's contract) is slated for Feb. 13 and, she said, meets WARN Act thresholds affecting roughly 155 staff; she reported staff departures and delayed payments tied to the transition.

Heather Wright, CEO of Common Ground, told the Oakland County Board on Jan. 22 that negotiations with the Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) over a takeover of two Common Ground programs have been fraught and that the OCHN's planned Feb. 13 takeover would materially affect Common Ground’s workforce and services.

Wright said the two programs OCHN plans to acquire constitute…

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