Washington’s MultiCare Health System to Lay Off Up to 350 Employees

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System is laying off 300-350 full-time equivalent employees, effective Sept. 30, due to financial pressures, according to a health system news release.

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The system has asked volunteers to leave the organization to minimize the need for layoffs.

State budget cuts will reduce MultiCare’s funds by $37.6 million, $10 million of which will be cut in 2011.

Read the MultiCare Health System release on layoffs.

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