17 healthcare layoffs in November

The following healthcare layoffs were reported by Becker's Hospital Review in November. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.

1. UnitedHealth to lay off 138 in Delaware after losing Medicaid contract
UnitedHealth Group will lay off 138 employees after losing a bid to manage Delaware's Medicaid program, The News Journal reports.

2. Harrington HealthCare System lays off 23 employees
Southbridge, Mass.-based Harrington HealthCare System cut its workforce by 1.5 percent, resulting in the layoff of 23 employees, according to the Telegram & Gazette.

3. Federal IT contractor CGI Federal plans to lay off 169 Texas employees
CGI Federal, a subsidiary of CGI Group, plans to lay off nearly 169 workers in San Antonio location, according to documents filed with the Texas workforce Commission and reported by the San Antonio Business Journal.

4. 34 layoffs at Cook County Health & Hospitals System after budget cuts
The Cook County Board approved a $5.2 billion budget that will lay off 321 county employees, including 34 workers at Cook County Health and Hospitals System, according to the Chicago Tribune.

5. OhioHealth to cut 19 jobs as part of pediatric therapy program transition
Columbus-based OhioHealth is cutting 19 jobs at its pediatric therapy location in Ontario, Ohio, according to the Mansfield News Journal.

6. Mylan lays off up to 300 employees
Mylan Pharmaceuticals laid off between 200 and 300 employees in West Virginia, according to West Virginia Metro News.

7.  Indiana hospital laying off 25 employees
Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Ind., began a workforce reduction involving the layoff of 25 employees and the elimination of an additional 36 vacant positions.

8. Saint Peter's University Hospital cuts 108 positions
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Saint Peter's University Hospital eliminated 108 positions, including 66 full-time jobs, to "remain competitive," according to NJ.com.

9. Humana projects workforce reduction to affect 2,700, up from previous estimate
Humana raised the number of employees affected by layoffs or voluntary buyouts to 2,700, up from initial projections of 2,450, Louisville Business First reports.

10. SSM Health lays off 350 employees
St. Louis-based SSM Health laid off 350 employees, or about 1 percent of its 35,000-person workforce, on Wednesday, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

11. Georgia hospital lays off 27 employees
Washington County Regional Medical Center, a rural 56-bed hospital in Sandersville, Ga., laid off 27 employees Tuesday to cut costs, according to WMAZ.

12. AnMed Health lays off 94 employees
Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed Health cut 159 positions, the health system confirmed to the Independent Mail.

13. AmeriHealth Caritas to lay off 400, cease Iowa Medicaid management
Managed care health plan AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa will leave the state's Medicaid program, resulting in the layoff of 400 employees, according to a Quad-City Times report.

14. Amgen to lay off 200 research & development workers
Amgen, a Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based biopharmaceutical company, will lay off 200 research and development workers by the end of the year, according to STAT.

15. Genentech to lay off 13% of workforce at California plant
Genentech, a biologics drugmaker owned by Roche, will cut about 13 percent of its workforce at its plant in Vacaville, Calif., as the company faces increased biosimilar competition, according to STAT.

16. California hospital lays off employees in cost-cutting measure
Orchard Hospital, a 45-bed facility in Gridley, Calif., laid off employees Oct. 27, according to the Taft Midway Driller.

17. UnitedHealthcare to lay off 381 in Phoenix
UnitedHealthcare in Phoenix, part of the insurance branch of UnitedHealth Group, will lay off 381 employees, a company spokesperson told ABC 15.

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