The supervisors also approved the closure of the hospital’s home health and outpatient physical therapy departments.
Leaders of the county-owned hospital recommended the layoffs and closures to the board earlier this month.
Now, the hospital will eliminate 111 positions, 51 of which involve layoffs, according to the report.
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