Here are 11 hospitals and health systems that conducted or announced layoffs in the month of July, as reported by Becker’s:
1. Portland, Maine-based MaineHealth is eliminating 56 IT positions and consolidating three analytics teams into one, a net reduction of 27 roles, for a total of 83 eliminated positions. The health system, which operates nine hospitals and employs about 24,000 people, attributed the redesign to shifting federal healthcare policy, reimbursement changes and advancing technology.
2. Tower Health is eliminating 160 positions at its Pottstown (Pa.) Hospital as part of a multimillion-dollar plan to expand the emergency department, enhance behavioral health services and update the facility. Once renovations are complete, Tower Health plans to add 38 new positions, bringing the net reduction to about 120.
3. Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System eliminated 761 roles, about 2% of its more than 35,000-employee workforce, effective July 28, affecting corporate, shared services and certain administrative positions while sparing front-line care team roles. The cuts are aimed at simplifying the system’s structure and moving decision-making closer to patient care, the health system said.
4. Pratt (Kan.) Regional Medical Center President and CEO Tammy Smith resigned as the hospital prepares a “significant workforce reduction” amid broader financial stabilization efforts. Ms. Smith, who led the hospital for four years and worked there more than 12, will stay on for up to two months to ensure a smooth leadership transition, according to a news release from Pratt County officials.
5. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is eliminating 31 revenue cycle positions to prevent redundancy, a health system spokesperson confirmed July 22. The cuts are part of ongoing efforts to modernize revenue cycle operations and evaluate organizational structure and staffing needs. Novant Health employs more than 43,000 people across more than 900 locations in North Carolina and South Carolina, including 21 hospitals.
6. Select Medical is cutting 99 jobs at its Tucson East facility, a 28-bed critical illness recovery hospital located on the Tucson Medical Center campus. The layoffs were disclosed in regulatory documents filed July 9.
7. Memphis, Tenn.-based Regional One Health shared plans to close its 30-bed Regional One Extended Care Hospital on Sept. 1 and lay off 103 employees. The health system said the closure is intended to optimize resources and enhance patient care across the system.
8. Dignity Health shared plans to lay off 139 employees across Bakersfield (Calif.) Memorial Hospital and California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, with the job cuts taking effect Aug. 3. The health system said the move is part of an effort to realign resources and enhance operational efficiencies amid ongoing financial pressures.
9. Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Health is eliminating about 200 positions, including 138 that are currently filled. The cuts come as the system faces declining federal reimbursements and rising costs of delivering care. The system said it is supporting affected employees through priority placement in other roles and separation packages for eligible employees. Cape Fear employs more than 9,000 people.
10. Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health laid off 132 employees as it centralized quality, risk management, infection prevention and accreditation functions across its California operations. The health system said 109 affected workers have already been offered other roles within the organization.
11. West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Ill., shared plans to permanently lay off furloughed employees effective Aug. 31 after closing in June. The hospital previously furloughed about 670 employees when it paused operations in March, but it has not disclosed how many workers will be affected by the permanent layoffs.
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