Palm Drive Hospital Eliminates 20 Full-Time Positions

Palm Drive Hospital in Sebastopol, Calif., has laid off or reduced work hours for 40 employees, according to a Press Democrat report.

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The workforce changes will equate to the loss of 20 full-time positions, including eight nurses, according to the report. Palm Drive employs about 267.  

Hospital nurses learned of the layoff plan last week, along with a plan to reduce the size of the hospital from 37 inpatient beds to 14, according to the report.

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