The lay-offs are part of a larger hospital reorganization plan designed to cut costs and stabilize its finances. In addition to the 133 job cuts, the hospital will be eliminating 144 vacant positions.
The hospital has been struggling financially, with a May 2011 report showing the hospital’s operating margin sat at a low 0.3 percent. Medicaid and low employment levels in the area have also affected the hospital’s profitability.
Read the news release about Lakeland Regional Medical Center’s lay-offs.
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