Pittsburgh-based UPMC is laying off approximately 200 employees and eliminating an additional 300 vacant positions, a health system spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s on June 9.
“As we regularly reassess our services to ensure they match the needs of our patients and members, limited reductions are occurring, primarily among those who are not in clinical or member-facing roles,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “UPMC is providing enhanced severance pay and benefits coverage for affected employees.”
UPMC operates more than 40 hospitals and employs about 100,000 people, according to its website.
The health system reported an operating income of $261 million (3.1% operating margin) in the first quarter of 2026 — which ended March 31 — up from $237 million (2.9% margin) during the same period last year.
UPMC reported a $625 million operating turnaround in 2025, recording an operating income of $286 million after recording an operating loss of $338.9 million (-1.1% margin) in 2024. The system also reported an operating loss of $198.3 million (-0.7% margin) in 2023. The system laid off about 1,000 employees in April 2024, mainly affecting nonclinical, administrative and non-member-facing employees.
The health system is also eyeing an expansion into Ohio. On May 4, the system signed a definitive agreement to acquire Steubenville, Ohio-based Trinity Health System from Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health. UPMC currently operates in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York and West Virginia. The system also operates a health plan that had 4 million members as of March 31, down from 4.2 million on the same date in 2025.
In a statement shared with Becker’s, SEIU Healthcare PA called on UPMC to use its resources to invest in staff. The union represents more than 2,000 workers in nursing and other roles across the health system. No union-represented employees were laid off in the most recent reduction in force.
“In that previous round of cuts, we lost many experienced and valued clinicians with roles in direct patient care and nurse education,” the statement said. “When UPMC reduces staff, those duties often then fall on nurses when we already do not have enough time with our patients to provide the level of care we believe in. UPMC cannot continue to prioritize branding, construction and executive compensation over investing in frontline staff.”
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