The following healthcare layoffs were reported by Becker's Hospital Review so far in November. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. AnMed Health lays off 94 employees
Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed Health cut 159 positions, the health system confirmed to the Independent Mail.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Humana to lay off 1,300 employees
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana will lay off 1,300 employees early next year, according to the Courier Journal.
9. 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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