Both facilities have seen revenue losses, contributing to the decision to close the urgent care clinic this month and the primary care clinic by Sept. 15.
The closings and job cuts are part of a plan to reduce the health system’s expenses by 8 to 10 percent to see a profitable 2018, Jeff Brickman, the health system’s CEO, told the Sun Journal.
Of the affected jobs, 10 are physicians, nine are associate professionals and 19 are support staff.
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