Becker’s has reached out to Optum for additional information. The scope of the layoffs is unclear at this time.
On LinkedIn, posts from terminated employees indicate that positions at Landmark Health have been affected, including behavioral employees, social workers and nurse practitioners.
Optum and its provider subsidiaries have conducted multiple workforce reductions over the past year. Optum owns the nation’s second-largest ASC chain, SCA Health. It purchased Landmark in 2022.
More details are available in the original report from Becker’s Hospital Review.
