8 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs

A number of hospitals and health systems are reducing their workforces or jobs amid financial and operational challenges. 

Below are workforce reduction efforts or job eliminations announced in 2025. 

Editor's Note: This webpage was created Jan. 22 and will be updated regularly.

February

1. Baystate Health cut 98 corporate positions, representing a workforce reduction of less than 1% at the Springfield, Mass.-based health system. The cuts, announced Feb. 4, come as part of a $225 million transformation effort focused on core operations and strategic growth. 

January

2. Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health is eliminating inpatient psychiatric services at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill. The move, effective April 11, affects about 100 behavioral health employees. A small number of individuals in other parts of Endeavor Health have also been notified of job cuts. 

3. Kaiser Permanente plans to cut 52 California positions, most tied to its Educational Theatre outreach initiative. Affected locations include Los Angeles, Oakland, Pleasanton, Sun Valley, Corona, San Mateo, and San Jose, with an effective date of March 22, according to WARN notices filed with the state. Kaiser said the move is part of a broader shift to collaborate with community organizations for program delivery.

4. Galveston County (Texas) Health District laid off off 48 employees. CEO Philip Keiser, MD, told Click2Houston about half of the affected employees worked in the clinic, while the others worked in various areas throughout the district.

5. Cleveland Clinic plans to eliminate 114 administrative positions across various nonclinical areas. Affected roles include filled and vacant positions in multiple departments. Layoff dates vary depending on the position.

6. Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network is laying off about 100 workers. A spokesperson told Becker's the health system has made "some changes in areas that provide outpatient care to align the staffing structure with community needs."

7. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health plans to close the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children in Canton, Mass., and relocate its programs to the Western Massachusetts Hospital in Westfield, Mass. The move will affect more than 225 employees, with the state committed to assisting them in finding new job opportunities.

8. Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based Main Line Health eliminated about 200 administrative and management positions.The cuts primarily affect administrative support areas such as information technology, finance, human resources, revenue cycle, and accounting, according to CEO Jack Lynch.



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