Those laid off will receive severance pay and assistance finding new jobs, hospital administrators said.
Highpoint also reduced 50 employees’ hours; 23 are now part-time. The rural hospital is offering health insurance at the full-time rate for three months for employees who moved to part-time roles.
Highpoint President and CEO Michael Schwebler pointed to a changing healthcare landscape as the reason for decreasing patient volumes and the resulting workforce changes.
A rising number of inpatient procedures are moving to outpatient settings, competition has lowered patient admissions, and the hospital faces ongoing barriers to reimbursement, Mr. Schwebler told TOCN.
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