HR

Temple University Health System in Philadelphia has chopped 25 positions, 14 from Jeanes Hospital and 11 from Fox Chase Cancer Center, both in Philadelphia, according to a report by The Inquirer.

Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C., has laid off about 40 employees, according to a Washington Business Journal report.

Utica, N.Y.-based St. Elizabeth Medical Center has eliminated 50 positions, leading to 10 layoffs, according to a report by the Observer-Dispatch.

Employees of Western Connecticut Health Network, comprised of Danbury (Conn.) Hospital and New Milford (Conn.) Hospital, are bracing for staff cuts after receiving a letter warning of reductions from John Murphy, MD, president and CEO of the system, according to…

Sierra Vista (Ariz.) Regional Health Center has eliminated 94 positions, or about 13.3 percent of its workforce, according to a report by The Sierra Vista Herald.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. has notified 25 employees at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., they will be laid off, according to a WPTV report.

Tucson, Ariz.-based Carondelet Health Network has laid off 40 corporate office employees, according to an Arizona Daily Star report.

Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem has offered voluntary retirement packages to roughly 300 employees, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health has reached a tentative contract agreement with its three major unions, according to a report by The Buffalo News.

University of Missouri Health Care in Columbia plans to lay off or reduce the hours and pay of 35 employees, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report.