1. Cook County to lay off 1,100 workers, including hospital employees
Cook County will lay off 1,100 workers, including hospital employees, after an Illinois appeals court refused to overturn a temporary restraining order blocking the county from implementing a sweetened beverage tax.
2. LifePoint hospital lays off 55 employees
Columbus, Ga.-based St. Francis Hospital, operated by Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health, is laying off 55 employees.
3. Providence Health & Services plans layoffs to cut costs
Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health & Services will implement a cost-cutting plan that involves layoffs.
4. North Carolina hospital to close and lay off 76 employees, including nurses
Select Specialty Hospital-Winston-Salem (N.C.) closes Sept. 1, resulting in 76 layoffs.
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