Here are four hospitals and health systems that laid off employees in the month of August, as reported by Becker’s:
1. Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope plans to lay off 73 employees at its Irwindale, Calif., facility, effective Nov. 24. The cuts primarily affect business support and operations roles, including management positions, and do not directly affect patient care. The system said the reductions are part of efforts to standardize support functions as it has grown into a national cancer system.
2. Keene, N.H.-based Cheshire Medical Center eliminated 12 positions as part of its financial turnaround efforts. Five employees were laid off as the hospital prepares to close its 20-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit by Oct. 30, while seven leadership and administrative positions were eliminated Sept. 22. The hospital cited substantial financial losses, contracted labor and temporary provider costs, the loss of 340B eligibility and its payer mix.
3. Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is laying off 147 employees across 16 California locations, effective Nov. 20. The cuts affect business and administrative roles, not direct patient care, with the largest reductions occurring at administrative offices in San Diego, Pleasanton and Pasadena.
4. Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health shared plans to eliminate 40 positions systemwide as part of staffing changes aimed at adapting to patient needs and supporting long-term sustainability. The cuts affect union and nonunion employees across several facilities, though the system is working to place affected employees in open positions.
5. Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth will eliminate 150 positions across its Washington facilities Nov. 20 as part of a transition of several IT services to Tech Mahindra and The HCI Group. The system expects fewer than 250 employees systemwide to be affected by the outsourcing, representing less than 1.5% of its workforce.
6. Rockledge, Fla.-based Health First is laying off 214 employees, about 2% of its workforce, amid program and service cuts. The reductions primarily affect administrative, management and clerical support roles, though some clinical positions are affected as the four-hospital system ends its hospital-at-home program and other services.
7. Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health laid off 124 employees and eliminated 303 open positions at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Southern Region. The reductions include executive and administrative leadership roles and come as the system works to address rising operating expenses that continue to outpace patient revenues.
8. Burlington-based University of Vermont Health is reducing its workforce by a net 144 roles, eliminating 199 positions while creating 55 new roles. The cuts, which affect hospital, home health, hospice and skilled nursing services, are expected to reduce expenses by about $16.8 million as the system works to address a projected $300 million revenue reduction over the next few years.
9. Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System shared plans to eliminate approximately 138 positions across the organization. Of those, 83 are tied to the closure of multiple clinics in Spokane, Wash., while the remaining cuts affect leadership and support services roles. MultiCare cited rising labor, supply and pharmaceutical costs and federal policy changes among the financial pressures facing the system.
10. Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is outsourcing IT service desk and applications support work, affecting 557 positions. The changes are limited to internal technology support and do not affect clinical or patient-facing positions. Affected employees can apply for other roles within Trinity Health or with the outside technology partner.
11. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare eliminated a “small percentage” of positions across its corporate office and support functions. The system did not disclose the number of positions affected and said the targeted changes come as hospitals navigate shifts in healthcare policy, increases in uninsured patients and rising costs.
12. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care shared plans to lay off 95 employees across its technology, digital solutions and other administrative departments, including about 80 positions in technology and digital services. The health system said the cuts are part of a regular review of operations and patient needs. Affected positions do not provide direct patient care.
13. Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health shared plans to lay off 75 employees, or about 1% of its workforce. The cuts primarily affect leadership positions, administrative services employees and other roles that do not provide direct patient care.
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