Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently cut more than 300 members from its staff, and further budget and staff cuts are on their way at VUMC, according to the Nashville Post.
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Danbury (Conn.) Hospital and New Milford (Conn.) Hospital's parent network, Western Connecticut Health Network, has cut 116 jobs, resulting in 65 layoffs, according to a Republican-American report.
Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health System, both based in Pensacola, Fla., will both stop hiring tobacco users Jan. 1, 2014.
Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health is laying off 78 and leaving an additional 58 positions empty, according to a Tribune-Review report.
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The following nine 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 the number of employees and/or positions affected.
Duke Raleigh (N.C.) Hospital is laying off 27 employees, including 24 full-time workers, according to a Triangle Business Journal report.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center staff will be smoke- and tobacco-free during the work day beginning July 1, 2014.
Grinnell (Iowa) Regional Medical Center has eliminated 41 positions, resulting in 23 layoffs, according to a Tama Toledo News report.
Washington, D.C.-based Howard University will furlough 1,700 employees at Howard University Hospital for eight unpaid days over the next year, according to a Washington Post report.