The announced layoffs are in response to recent cuts to the state’s Medicaid program, totaling $115 million over two years. As a result, the hospital faces a nearly $100 million deficit.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock offered early retirement packages to 725 nonclinical employees in August, but only 291 employees accepted the proposition. The news report did not disclose which departments would be affected by the layoffs, which are expected to occur over the next two months.
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