The physician-owned Doctor's Hospital of Michigan in Pontiac is examining its options to restructure or sell to avoid closure and mass layoffs, according to a Detroit News report.
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Doctors' Hospital of Michigan in Pontiac has alerted its 708 employees of possible layoffs or restructuring, according to a Freep report.