Tennova Healthcare, based in Knoxville, Tenn., plans to lay off 75 employees in October, according to a WBIR-Knoxville report.
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Baptist Memorial Health Care, a 14-hospital system based in Memphis, Tenn., has laid off 23 managers, according to a Clarion Ledger report.
Huntsville, Ala.-based Crestwood Medical Center has laid off 13 employees, about 1 percent of its total workforce, according to a report on al.com.
Some employees at Orlando (Fla.) Health are considering joining a union, according to a report by Central Florida News 13.
The Service Employees International Union 1199 held a rally outside of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Saint Francis Hospital Thursday to promote unionization, according to a Mid Hudson News report.
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Ashland, Ky.-based King's Daughters Medical Center has laid off 148 workers, according to an Ironton Tribune report.
The following 11 hospital and health system layoffs and workforce reductions were covered by Becker's Hospital Review in the last two weeks. They are listed below by number of employees and/or positions affected.
Nearly half — 48 percent — of nursing jobs go unfilled for an average of six weeks, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey, conducted by Harris Interactive.
Lowell (Mass.) General Hospital has laid off 34 workers, according to a Lowell Sun report.
Newburyport, Mass.-based Anna Jaques Hospital has laid off nine employees, according to a Boston Business Journal report.