But his suggestion was not heeded, and as a result Shee left the hospital and the state of Wisconsin, which he had served for 13 years. He moved to northern Illinois, where he established Vital Medical Laboratories, which provided services in pathology to hospitals, doctors and insurance companies.
施哲三建議醫院當局，乾脆組織新公司，盡力衝刺業績，同時依法納稅，但未獲採納，於是施哲三決定辭職，離開服務了十三年之久的威斯康辛州，轉到伊利諾州北部，另外成立一家唯生公司，專門替醫院、醫師和各保險公司做病理檢驗服務。