Here are nine hospitals and health systems conducting layoffs in July, as reported by Becker’s:
1. Allina Health plans to close four clinics — three suburban Minneapolis medical clinics in Inver Grove Heights, Maplewood and Oakdale, plus one on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis — effective Nov. 1. The closures will affect no more than 150 employees.
2. Burlington-based The University of Vermont Health Network eliminated 146 vacant and full-time roles and paused performance-based pay for leaders for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30. Of the 146 roles, 77 were filled — resulting in 68 staff and nine leader-level layoffs, primarily affecting shared services team members.
3. Durham, N.C.-based Duke University plans to lay off 599 employees who had accepted a voluntary separation agreement proffered earlier this year. The layoffs include some roles within Duke University School of Medicine.
4. Cleveland-based MetroHealth is laying off 125 employees as part of a broader stabilization effort. The cuts primarily affect administrative roles, including entry-level hires and senior leaders. The layoffs will not affect patient care, MetroHealth said. It is also pausing hiring for non-clinical roles and freezing spending on non-essential travel.
5. Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., laid off 70 staff members in nonclinical positions, primarily affecting those in leadership and administrative support roles. The decision came after implementing other cost-saving measures, including reducing overtime for nonclinical roles and halting discretionary spending.
6. Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente plans to lay off 42 nurses at two outpatient clinics in San Rafael and Petaluma, Calif., set to take effect in 60 days. The number of cuts may be reduced as it goes through the bargaining process with the California Nurses Association, the health system said.
7. Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare shared plans to cut about 161 jobs — roughly 1% of its 12,000-person workforce — as part of the organization’s realignment plan. Eighty affected employees are expected to find new roles within Methodist Le Bonheur, and those who do not will be offered severance pay and career transition support.
8. West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health laid off less than 0.5% of its workforce, including management-level roles. The health system also has vacant positions that will not be filled.
9. San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare will reduce its workforce and enact other cost-cutting measures, citing the industry’s challenging economic conditions. The layoffs affect 315 employees, or 1.5% of the workforce, across the organization — including senior executive leadership.
