St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., recently announced the elimination of 20 positions throughout the hospital, primarily in management and administrative support areas, according to a KOLOTV report.
East Jefferson Hospital in Metairie, La., laid off 50 full-time employees this week, citing sharp drop-offs in payments from Medicare and Medicaid. The hospital is currently fighting with Blue Cross/Blue Shield over insurance coverage, a dispute that hospital leaders said could lead to more layoffs in the future, according to a WWL report.
More than 300 workers were let go from New York’s Health and Hospitals Corp. last Friday. The workers’ last day will be Sept. 17. According to a New York 1 report, HHC plans to reduce its workforce by some 3,700 jobs over the next five years.
Read more on recent hospital layoffs:
–Hospital Mass Layoffs Increased in January
–Central Maine Healthcare Cuts Administrator Salaries, 35 Jobs
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